smallclothes

[smawl-klohz, -klohthz]

plural noun

1. British.,  small, personal items of clothing, as underwear, handkerchiefs, etc.

2. knee breeches, especially the close-fitting ones worn in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries.

smallclothes

/ -ˌkləʊðz, ˈsmɔːlˌkləʊz /

plural noun

1. men's close-fitting knee breeches of the 18th and 19th centuries

Word History and Origins

Origin of smallclothes¹

First recorded in 1625–35; small + clothes

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