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Chaps

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
t͡ʃæps

Definitions

  1. Acronym of clearing house automated payment system, a method of same-day banking transfer.
  2. Protective leather leggings attached at the waist.
    plural, plural-only
  3. The shaggy hair on male aoudads (barbary sheep) that extends from the throat and chest sometimes covering each leg.
    plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Españolzahones
Françaisguêtres
Русскийчаппарахас
2 more languages
العربيةالشبّان
日本語荒れ

Examples

“If you are going to use⟳ that chainsaw, why don't you put⟳ on a pair of chaps?”
“Chaps were a costume staple of Westerns.”
“Mundy also points out mass of horn, scarred faces, long chaps (unless in brushy country and the thick vegetation might pull⟳ out chap hair), and scars on the sides of the ram from his long horns rubbing away the hair as good signs that you've found a respectable shooter amongst the many.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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