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trousseau
[ troo-soh, troo-soh ]
/ ˈtru soʊ, truˈsoʊ /
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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.
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trous-de-loup, trouse, trouser, trousers, trouser suit, trousseau, trout, troutperch, trout tickling, trouvaille, trouvère
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British Dictionary definitions for trousseau
trousseau
/ (ˈtruːsəʊ) /
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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