trunk hose

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. full, baglike breeches covering the body from the waist to the middle of the thigh or lower, sometimes having the stockings attached in one piece, worn by men in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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trunk hose British  

noun

1. a man's puffed-out breeches reaching to the thighs and worn with tights in the 16th century

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Etymology

Origin of trunk hose

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

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trunk hose

Ford recounts how, in the same year that Walweyn was arrested, Thomas Bradshaw was marched home through the streets with his trunk hose deflated and de-poofed, the stuffing torn out.

From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2021

When the Clown throws off his great head, and his regal vestments, or doublet and trunk hose, and rushes to the foot-lights, he utters an exclamation and propounds an interrogatory.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

Men wore their coats cut somewhat after the same shape: their trunk hose were tight, but round the waist they were puffed out.

From Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by Jacob, P. L.

Dost think that Mary Burton prizes these weary labyrinthine sentences—all hay and wool, like the monstrous swelling of trunk hose?

From The Panchronicon by MacKaye, Harold Steele

Cyril himself had broken the rule as to material, and had figured in the black satin trunk hose, velvet doublet, and lace collar of a Spanish grandee.

From A Houseful of Girls by Tytler, Sarah