trousseau

[troo-soh, troo-soh]

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noun, plural trous·seaux

[troo-sohz, troo-sohz] /ˈtru soʊz, truˈsoʊz/, trous·seaus.

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

Origin of trousseau

1175–1225; < French; Middle French troussel, equivalent to trousse parcel, bundle (of straw, etc.), noun derivative oftro(u)sser to fasten (see truss) + -el diminutive suffix (see -elle)

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Related Words for trousseau

apparel, dresser, trunk, closet, attire, cupboard, commode, locker, buffet, rags, chest, bureau, threads, duds, clothing, chiffonier, ensembles, trousseau, togs

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Historical Examples of trousseau

It was said that twenty working-girls were engaged day and night upon the trousseau.
The Dream
Emile Zola
So Linda realized that Mary Louise had been told about the trousseau.
Her Father's Daughter
Gene Stratton-Porter
Such expenditure, when you have just been preaching economy on my trousseau!
The Innocent Adventuress
Mary Hastings Bradley
They consulted a long time over the trousseau that should be given to her.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863
Various
"But we will not discuss my trousseau just yet," she observed, blushing.
Doctor Luttrell's First Patient
Rosa Nouchette Carey

British Dictionary definitions for trousseau

trousseau

noun plural -seaux or -seaus (-səʊz)

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

Word Origin for trousseau

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

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Word Origin and History for trousseau

1817, from French trousseau, originally "a bundle," diminutive of Old French trousse "bundle" (see truss). Italicized as foreign at first, nativized by 1833. The Old French form was borrowed into Middle English early 13c., but it fell from use.