Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a strap.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective long and narrow like a strap

Etymologies

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strap +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Welwitschia plants are up to 1.5 m tall and have two fibrous, straplike leaves, which persist throughout the entire life of the plant and curl into fantastic shapes on the ground.

    Namib desert 2008

  • The girls within, stripped, wearing straplike collars of iron hammered about their necks, fled away from him, huddling together, against the palings.

    Fighting Slave Of Gor Norman, John, 1931- 1980

  • The heavy gravity that produced bulging muscles in men, brought out firm strength in straplike female muscles.

    Deathworld Harry Harrison

  • Siberian, Japanese and Pacific coast irises feature smaller straplike leaves that look more likes ornamental grasses after their flowers have passed.

    HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News 2010

  • Siberian, Japanese and Pacific coast irises feature smaller straplike leaves that look more likes ornamental grasses after their flowers have passed.

    HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News 2010

  • The witch hazels offer an interesting winter floral display; their spiderlike flowers are comprised of four straplike petals that look like strands of confetti exploding from the bud.

    Anderson Independent Mail Stories 2009

  • Remove the flower stalk 2 inches above the neck when flowers have faded, but leave the straplike foliage to grow and replenish the bulb. on "Amaryllis look fussier than they are"

    unknown title 2009

  • The long, straplike leaves are heavily puckered, with edges that curl under.

    Kitchen Gardeners International 2008

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