ABSP - Legwear

Legwear

Words

Costume

Accoutrements

Cloaks, Capes & Shawls

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.
bootcut	of trousers, cut wide at the hem to allow for high heels or boots.
boothose	a long over-stocking which covers the leg like a boot. 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*.
bumster	of trousers cut so that top lies just above the cleft of the buttocks.
bumsters	trousers cut so that top lies just above the cleft of the buttocks.
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.
dungarees	a grament with legs made of dungaree, a heavy coarse durable twilled cotton.
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.
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.
gaitered	wearing gaiters.
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 kuccha	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.
popsock	a woman's nylon stocking reaching up to the knee.
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*.
seamfree	of stockings, without a seam.
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.

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