trunk hose

trunk hose

pl.n.

Short ballooning breeches, extending from the waist to midthigh, worn by men in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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[Perhaps from obsolete trunk, to cut off, from Latin truncre; see truncate.]

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trunk hose

n

(Historical Terms) a man's puffed-out breeches reaching to the thighs and worn with tights in the 16th century

[of uncertain origin; perhaps from the obsolete trunk to truncate]

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Noun

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trunk hose - puffed breeches of the 16th and 17th centuries usually worn over hose breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers - trousers ending above the knee