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TRUNK HOSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trunk hose mean?
• TRUNK HOSE (noun)
The noun TRUNK HOSE has 1 sense:
1. puffed breeches of the 16th and 17th centuries usually worn over hose
Familiarity information: TRUNK HOSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Puffed breeches of the 16th and 17th centuries usually worn over hose
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("trunk hose" is a kind of...):
breeches; knee breeches; knee pants; knickerbockers; knickers ((used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee)
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