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Sam· Browne· belt (sam′ bro̵un′)

a military officer's belt with a diagonal strap across the right shoulder, designed to carry the weight of a pistol or sword

Etymology: after Brit Gen. Sir Samuel J. Browne (1824-1901)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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