/trooh"soh, trooh soh"/ , n. , pl. trousseaux /-sohz, -sohz"/ , trousseaus .
an outfit of clothing, household linen, etc., for a bride.
[ 1175-1225; troussel, equiv. to trousse parcel, bundle (of straw, etc.), n. deriv. of tro ( u ) sser to fasten (see TRUSS) + -el dim. suffix (see -ELLE) ]