Rhinegrave breeches
American
[rahyn-greyv]
/ ˈraɪnˌgreɪv /
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of Rhinegrave breeches
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
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