/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 ]
/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 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012