Meaning of headstrap | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A strap that holds something onto the head.
2. A strap that secures or guides the movement of the head.
3. The strap on a bridle that runs over the top of the horse's head and along the length of both sides of the horse's head.

Examples

“In the room is his rocking bed, which replaced the tubular confinement of an iron lung last August, a special wheel chair, an electric typewriter, an unusual telephone and earpiece and an ungainly headstrap with two thin bars protruding from it. The headstrap takes the place of his arms. His wife, Joy, fastens the strap and inches his wheelchair to precisely the right distance from the typewriter. With the wheelchair locked in position he can type by punching the keys with a rod curving down from the headstrap. He dials the phone by means of a rod sticking straight out from the headstrap.”

“It is important to have the proper prescription lenses and durable eyewear to meet sports’ demands on your vision. Most regular eyewear is not meant to be worn during active sports. Your eyeglases are not shatterproof. For instance, when playing racquetball, we suggest you wear one-piece plastic frames (no hinges) and polycarbonate lenses two or three millimeters thick with a headstrap.”

“Lightweight, two-strap filtering facepiece respirators with an adjustable noseclip and new braided headstraps”

“Airmen 1st Class Steve Pak, left, and Karl Santos, 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron mobility section, place headstraps on M-50 Gas Masks on Barksdale Air Force Base July 21.”

“The feature is retained in the Poirier pack above mentioned, by means of a headstrap, which is separate from the shoulder straps, and is shown hanging down in the illustration.”

“At Oculus Connect, most attendees were designing games and content for virtual reality goggles — where a headstrap holds a screen in front of users’ eyes and envelops their view.”

“Hacking my way through the undergrowth, following the little beam of my headstrap light, I fought my way forward.”

“The patient was first laid upon the inclined plane on the 23rd of October, having gentle extension made upon the vertebræ; a headstrap being placed under the chin, and the cord over the pulley, with the necessary extension at the feet, as particularly explained in my work on Curvatures of the Spine, page 111:[…]”

“Back to machine, stand erect, headstrap around forehead, Bow the head till chin touches chest, stooping a little forward at the same time.”

“Into this meadow, Roxana, wholly destitute of clothing, was led by Chifney, with a bridle of orange silk, ornamented at each side of the headstrap with a bow of the same colour.”

“Cut the noseband (which is to be quite plain, no stitching except the sewing on of chapes and headstrap) 2ft. 5½ins x 1¼ ins, […]”

“Slip the headstrap over his head, rubbing him with your hand gently all the time.”

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