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1. A strap running from a horse's back, over the head, to a bit, to prevent the horse from lowering its head beyond a fixed point. Used with harness ed horses. [12]: 20. 2. A riding aid where the rein is applied to the horse's neck on the side towards the turn. Opposite of a neck rein. [1]: 19.
A shoulder mark, also called a rank slide or slip-on, is a flat cloth sleeve worn on the shoulder strap of a uniform. [1] It may bear rank or other insignia. A shoulder mark should not be confused with a shoulder board (an elaborate shoulder strap), a shoulder knot (a braided type of shoulder board), or an epaulette, although these terms are often used interchangeably.
The word haversack is an adaptation of the German Hafersack [1] and also the Dutch haverzak [2] meaning "oat sack", (which more properly describes a small cloth bag on a strap worn over one shoulder and originally referred to the bag of oats carried as horse fodder). The term was adopted by both the English and French (as havresac) cavalry in ...
Chanel, recognising that modern women needed to have their hands free while attending social functions, designed a double-chain shoulder strap. The caretakers of the convent where she grew up held the keys at their waist dangling from the same type of chains as the 2.55 shoulder strap chains. [3] The bag originally came with a front lock called ...
Bandolier. Mexican Revolutionary General Pancho Villa wearing two bandoliers. A bandolier or a bandoleer is a pocketed belt for holding either individual cartridges, belts of ammunition or grenades. It is usually slung sash -style over the shoulder and chest, with the ammunition pockets across the midriff and chest. [1]
Satchel: a larger soft-sided case usually of leather, often with a pair of top handles and a shoulder strap, usually has a front flap, similar to a doctor's bag or tote in shape but smaller, worn across the body and resting on the opposite hip; a satchel made of canvas is usually considered a messenger bag; Shoulder bag: a bag worn hanging off ...
London bicycle messenger. A messenger bag (also called a courier bag) is a type of sack, usually made of cloth (natural or synthetic). It is worn over one shoulder with a strap that goes across the chest resting the bag on the lower back. [1] While messenger bags are sometimes used by couriers, they are now also an urban fashion icon.
A 30 L top and bottom-loading Deuter Trans Alpine hiking backpack A 12 L front-loading Canon 200EG photography backpack. A backpack—also called knapsack, rucksack, pack, booksack, bookbag, haversack or backsack—is, in its simplest frameless form, a fabric sack carried on one's back and secured with two straps that go over the shoulders; but it can have an external or internal frame, and ...