chinstrap
nounEtymology From chin + strap.
1
A strip of leather or material used to fasten a hat or helmet under the chin.
- A bridle, the chin-strap or chain.1777, John Richardson, A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English, page 752:
- Such a deficit was not likely long to escape notice: the regiment was halted in the midst of a manœuvre, and, in the pause that ensued, Nosey demanded, in a grunt of thunder, how, without a chinstrap, I could expect my cap to stick upon my head.1842, “Waifs of the Waters”, in The Sporting Review:
1 more example
- I immediately spat my mouthpiece out and unbuckled my chinstrap, yanking my helmet off of my head in a determined flash.2005, Joe Peacock, Mentally Incontinent:
2
A form of beard that follows the jawline but does not cover the rest of the chin.
3
A band of colour below a bird's mouth, resembling the chinstrap of a helmet.
- A miniature look-alike of the Canada Goose, with a partial white necklace instead of a white chinstrap.2003, Roger Tory Peterson, Peter Alden, Birds, page 10:
- The dark slate-grey plumage contrasting strongly with white 'chinstrap' is shared only by Blue Eared-pheasant, but their ranges do not overlap.2010, Phil McGowan, Steve Madge, Pheasants, Partridges & Grouse, page 313:
- Derived terms
- chinstrapped, chinstrap penguin