suspensory, suspensory bandage
(noun) a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
suspensory (comparative more suspensory, superlative most suspensory)
Held in suspension.
Holding in suspension.
Suspensive.
Doubtful.
suspensory (plural suspensories)
Something that suspends.
(anatomy) The suspensory ligament.
(medicine) A kind of bandage.
Source: Wiktionary
Sus*pen"so*ry, a.
1. Suspended; hanging; depending.
2. Fitted or serving to suspend; suspending; as, a suspensory muscle. Ray.
3. (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to a suspensorium.
Sus*pen"so*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. suspensoir, suspensoire.]
Definition: That which suspends, or holds up, as a truss; specifically (Med.),
Definition: a bandage or bag for supporting the scrotum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
