trunk hose

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   puffed breeches of the 16th and 17th centuries usually worn over hose

   Broaderbreeches

Questions about trunk hose

What does trunk hose mean?

trunk hose means "puffed breeches of the 16th and 17th centuries usually worn over hose".

Is trunk hose a common word?

trunk hose is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.