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51Trousers — are an item of clothing worn on the lower part of the body from the waist to the ankles, covering both legs separately (rather than with cloth stretching across both as in skirts and dresses). Such items of clothing are often referred to as pants …
52Sans-culottes — (French for without knee breeches ) was a term created around 1790 1792 by the French aristocracy to describe the poorer members of the Third Estate, according to the dominant theory because they usually wore pantaloons (full length trousers or… …
53trouser — noun 1. (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately (Freq. 3) he had a sharp crease in his trousers • Syn: ↑pant • Hypernyms: ↑garment • Hyponyms: ↑ …
54Menswear — Menswear describes the category of men s clothing and accessories that includes men s sportswear, suits, shirts, neckties, hosiery, shoes, hats, outerwear, sleepwear, underwear, athlet icwear, and performance apparel. Trends in men s clothing… …
551750–1795 in fashion — Portrait of John and Elizabeth Lloyd Cadwalader and their Daughter Anne by Charles Willson Peale, Philadelphia, 1772 Fashion in the period 1750–1795 in European and European influenced countries reached heights of fantasy and abundant… …
56Stocking — This article is about the article of clothing primarily worn by women. For other uses, see Stocking (disambiguation). A pair of dark grey nylon stockings. A stocking, (also known as hose, especially in a historical context), is a close fitting,… …
57Trews — (Gaelic Truis or older Truibhs) are men s clothing for the legs and lower abdomen, a traditional form of Scottish apparel. Trews could be trimmed with leather, probably buckskin, especially on the inner leg to prevent wear from riding on… …
58knickers — n knickerbockers, breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, small clothes, Brit. plus fours, trousers; shorts, Inf. cut offs, bermuda shorts or bermudas, pedal pushers, clam diggers, knee knockers; jodhpurs, riding breeches; culottes, gauchos …
59sans-cu|lotte — «SANZ kyu LOT», noun. 1. a contemptuous term used during the French Revolution for a republican of the poorer classes in Paris, adopted by the revolutionists as a designation of honor. 2. any extreme republican or revolutionary: »The scientists… …
60Hasidic Judaism — Hasidic Jews praying in the synagogue on Yom Kippur, by Maurycy Gottlieb Part of a se …
