detachable
See also: détachable
English
Etymology
From French détachable, detach + -able
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dətætʃəbl̩/, /diːtætʃəbl̩/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Adjective
detachable (not comparable)
- Designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage.
- 1967, Ann Helen Stroup, An Investigation of the Dress of American Children from 1930 Through 1941 with Emphasis on Factors Influencing Change, page 195:
- Pique and linen also accented several coats and oftentimes were both detachable and formed an overcollar covering a collar made from the coat fabric.
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Translations
designed to be unfastened
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Noun
detachable (plural detachables)
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