trousseau

trous·seau

 (tro͞o′sō, tro͞o-sō′)

n. pl. trous·seaux (-sōz, -sōz′) or trous·seaus

The possessions, such as clothing and linens, that a bride assembles for her marriage.

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[French, from Old French, diminutive of trousse, bundle; see truss.]

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trousseau

(ˈtruːsəʊ)

n, pl -seaux or -seaus (-səʊz)

the clothes, linen, etc, collected by a bride for her marriage

[C19: from Old French, literally: a little bundle, from trusse a bundle; see truss]

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trous•seau

(ˈtru soʊ, truˈsoʊ)

n., pl. -seaux (-soʊz, -ˈsoʊz) -seaus.

an outfit of clothing, household linen, etc., for a bride.

[1175–1225; < French; Middle French troussel=trousse parcel, bundle (of straw, etc.), n. derivative of tro(u)sser to fasten (see truss) + -el diminutive suffix (see -elle)]

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trousseau

- The French diminutive of truss or bundle—the thing that tramps or runaways carry tied to a stick over their shoulders.

See also related terms for shoulder.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

trousseau - the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens getup, outfit, rig, turnout - a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant"

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Translations

ajuar

corredo

çeyiz

trousseau

[ˈtruːsəʊ] N (trousseaus, trousseaux (pl)) [ˈtruːsəʊz] → ajuar m

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trousseau

[ˈtruːsəʊ] [trousseaux] (pl) [trousseaus] (pl) [ˈtruːsəʊz] n → trousseau m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

trousseau

n → Aussteuer f

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trousseau

[ˈtruːsəʊ] n → corredo da sposa

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