trousseau
[ troo-soh, troo-soh ]
/ ˈtru soʊ, truˈsoʊ /
noun, plural trous·seaux [troo-sohz, troo-sohz] /ˈtru soʊz, truˈsoʊz/, trous·seaus.
an outfit of clothing, household linen, etc., for a bride.
Nearby words
trous-de-loup, trouse, trouser, trouser suit, trousers, trousseau, trousseau's sign, trousseau's syndrome, trout, trout lily, trout tickling
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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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Word Origin and History for trousseau
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.
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