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Costume: Legwear

antigropelos waterproof leggings. N.B. no ANTIGROPELO*.
baggies baggy shorts. N.B. BAGGY and BAGGIE are valid; the latter meaning stomach.
bedsocks socks worn in bed. N.B. no BEDSOCK*.
bermudas knee-length walking shorts. N.B. no BERMUDA*.
bluejeans+ blue denim jeans. No BLUEJEAN*.
bobbysock bobbysox an ankle sock, esp. as worn by teenage girls.
boothose a long over-stocking which covers the leg like a boot. Pl. BOOTHOSE: no -S.
breechcloth a loincloth.
breechclout a loincloth.
breeches a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.
breeks breeches. N.B. no BREEK*.
britches breeches. N.B. no BRITCH*.
bumsters+ trousers cut so that top lies just above the cleft of the buttocks. No BUMSTER*.
bustle a frame or pad for making a skirt stand out from the hips; (verb) to be busy.
capris women's tapering trousers ending above the ankle. N.B. no CAPRI*.
chaps chaparajos chaparejos shaps a cowboy's leather riding leggings. N.B. no CHAPAREJO* or CHAPAREJO* or SHAP*.
churidar+ as in CHURIDAR pyjamas, long tight-fitting trousers worn by Indian men and women: CHURIDARS.
codpiece a part of male dress in front of the breeches, formerly made very conspicuous.
coms combinations. N.B. no COM*.
cootikin cuitikin cutikin a gaiter.
culotte a divided skirt.
cutikin see COOTIKIN.
dhoti dhootie dhoti dhuti a Hindu loincloth.
dungareed+ wearing DUNGAREES.
farthingale a skirt spreader.
filabeg filibeg fillibeg philabeg phillabeg philibeg phillibeg the kilt
fleshings an actor's flesh-colored tights.
flippy pertaining to a loose and flaring skirt. No comp!
foreskirt the front skirt of a garment, in distinction from the train.
fustanella a white kilt worn by Greek and Albanian men.
gaiter a covering for the (lower leg and) ankle, fitting over the upper of the shoe.
gaiterless+ without gaiters.
galligaskins gaskins wide hose or breeches worn in the 16th century. N.B. no GALLIGASKIN*, but there is a GASKIN, meaning part of a horse.
gallowses galowses trouser braces. N.B. no GALOWS*.
gallygaskins+ wide hose or breeches worn in the 16th century. N.B. no GALLIGASKIN*. Also GALLIGASKINS, GASKINS.
gamash gramash gramoche a kind of legging.
garter a band used to support a stocking; (verb) to support with a garter.
gaskins see GALLIGASKINS.
gramash see GAMASH.
gramoche see GAMASH.
hiphugger+ of trousers, having a low waist. No -S.
hipsters a kind of trousers designed to fit on the hips, not the waist.
hogger a stocking without a foot, worn by coal miners at work.
hoopskirt a skirt stiffened with or as if with a hoop.
hose an old-fashioned covering for the legs or feet; stockings. Pl. HOSE or HOSEN (HOSES is, of course, good for watering the garden).
jeaned+ wearing JEANS.
jeans trousers or overalls originally made of jean, a twilled cotton cloth.
jodhpur usu. in pl.: long riding-breeches, wide around the hips but close-fitting from knee to ankle. [From JODHPUR in India].
jogpants loose-fitting trousers worn by runners.
kaccha short trousers worn by Sikhs.
keks trousers. N.B. no KEK*.
kilt a skirt-like garment; (verb) to tuck up like a kilt.
kiltie kilty a wearer of a kilt.
kilting an arrangement of kilt pleats.
kiltlike+ like a kilt.
kilty see KILTIE.
kneesock a knee-high sock.
lavalava a Samoan kilt/skirt.
lederhosen short leather trousers with braces.
leggin legging a cover for the leg, like a long gaiter.
legginged+ wearing leggings.
legwarmer+ one of a pair of garments resembling stockings without feet: LEGWARMERS.
legwear clothing for the legs.
levis heavy close-fitting denim trousers.
maillot tights worn by a ballet dancer.
microskirt a very short skirt.
midi a skirt or coat that extends to the middle of the calf. Pl. MIDIS.
miniskirt a skirt whose hemline is well above the knees.
moggan a footless stocking.
netherlings stockings. N.B. no NETHERLING*.
netherstock a stocking.
overskirt an upper skirt, shorter than the dress, and usually draped.
pantalet+ long drawers, usually trimmed with ruffles, extending below the skirts.
pantihose tights worn by women or children with ordinary dress.
pantyhose+ women's tights. No -S.
pareo pareu a Polynesian wraparound skirt. Also PAREO.
philabeg see FILIBEG.
philibeg see FILIBEG.
phillabeg see FILIBEG.
phillibeg see FILIBEG.
piupiu a skirt, traditionally made from strips of flax, worn by both men and women.
puttee puttie a long strip of cloth wound round the lower leg, especially as part of army uniform.
salopettes quilted skiing trousers with shoulder straps. N.B. no SALOPETTE*.
shalwar loose-fitting trousers worn by both sexes in many parts of Asia.
shaps see CHAPS.
shinguard+ a protection for the shin when playing football: SHINGUARDS.
skirt a garment, or part of a garment, generally a woman's, that hangs from the waist; (verb) to border, pass along the edge of.
skirtless without a skirt.
skort+ a pair of shorts with a front panel that gives the appearance of a skirt.
smallclothes knee-breeches, esp those of the close-fitting 18c form.
sock a covering for the foot and part or all of the lower leg; (verb) to strike.
sockette a sock-like covering for the foot only.
sockless destitute of socks or shoes.
sox socks.
spattee a protective outer stocking.
spatterdash an old type of long gaiter or legging to protect the trousers from mud.
standaway of a skirt, standing out from the body.
stocking a close fitting covering for the leg.
strossers trossers trousers. N.B. no STROSSER* or TROSSER*.
suspender a strap to support a sock or stocking.
sweatpants trousers worn by sportsmen when warming up or after exercise.
tabi a kind of sock worn with Japanese sandals.
tights a close-fitting garment, often made of nylon, covering the lower part of the body and the legs.
trews trooz close-cut tartan drawers sometimes worn under the kilt in Highland dress.
trossers see STROSSERS.
trouse Irish close-fitting trews.
trouser to equip with trousers.
trousering any cloth suitable for trousers.
trousers trowsers a garment worn on the lower part of the body with a loose tubular branch for each leg.
turnup the cuff at the bottom of a trouser-leg.
tutu a ballerina's short stiff skirt.
tutued+ wearing a TUTU.