SMALLCLOTHES


Meaning of SMALLCLOTHES in English

/smawl"klohz', -klohdhz'/ , n.pl.

1. Brit. small, personal items of clothing, as underwear, handkerchiefs, etc.

2. knee breeches, esp. the close-fitting ones worn in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries.

[ 1625-35; SMALL + CLOTHES ]

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