1. Saddlery. = THROAT-LATCH.
1611. Cotgr., Sousbarbe,… the throat-band of a bridle.
1794. W. Felton, Carriages (1801), II. 138. The Throat-Band [is] a narrow, short strap, with a buckle at each end.
1833. Regul. Instr. Cavalry, I. 70. The throat-band must be … slack.
2. A band worn round the neck; also, a part of a garment encircling the neck; a neck-band.
1903. Daily Chron., 9 May, 8/4. Rebats, to give the new throat bands with their short hanging fronts their correct French name.
1904. Daily Chron., 12 March, 8/4. The collars in others … are simply throat-bands elaborated into shoulder straps.
1907. Blackw. Mag., July, 501. The grimy throat-band, originally white, of a common regimental shirt.
