Rhinegrave breeches

[ rahyn-greyv ]

plural noun

1. petticoat breeches.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rhinegrave breeches¹

1930–35; named after the Rhinegrave of Salm, who introduced the fashion in Paris about 1650; Rhinegrave < Middle Dutch rijngraaf, German Rheingraf literally, Rhine count; Rhine, Graf