trunk hose

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [truhngk hohz]
- /trʌŋk hoʊz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [truhngk hohz]
- /trʌŋk hoʊz/

Definitions of trunk hose words

noun trunk hose full, baglike breeches covering the body from the waist to the middle of the thigh or lower, sometimes having the stockings attached in one piece, worn by men in the 16th and 17th centuries. 1
noun trunk hose a man's puffed-out breeches reaching to the thighs and worn with tights in the 16th century 0
noun trunk hose full, baggy breeches reaching about halfway down the thigh, worn in the 16th and 17th cent. 0

See all 3 definitions of trunk hose

Information block about the term

Origin of trunk hose

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

First recorded in 1615-25

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Trunk hose

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Trunk hose

trunk hose popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

trunk hose usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer