Rhinegrave breeches

[ rahyn-greyv ]

plural noun

Origin of Rhinegrave breeches

1
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; see Rhine, Graf

Words Nearby Rhinegrave breeches

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