habit pour la jambe

French - English

Definition of habit pour la jambe in French English dictionary

{n} galligaskins

large, loose breeches. A fashion in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

{n} stops, a kind of large open hose

arch. large, loose breeches. A fashion in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

Loose hose or breeches; leather leg quards

The word is used loosely and often in a jocose sense

{i} breeches or stockings; loose trousers; (U.K.) leather leggings worn in the 19th century

Hyphenation

hab·it pour la jambe