Inexpressibles — In ex*press i*bles, n. pl. Breeches; trousers;; underwear generally, especially women s; now usually referred to as {unmentionables}. [Colloq. or Slang] Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inexpressibles — (engl., die Unaussprechlichen), in England der anständige Name für Beinkleider … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Inexpressibles — (engl., spr. – préssĭbls), die Unaussprechlichen, scherzhaft für Beinkleider … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
inexpressibles — obsolete trousers See unmentionables1 for similar prudery: The navigator... wears inexpressibles of corduroy retained in their position by a leather strap round the waist. {Bath Chronicle, 21 November 1839, quoted in Maggs, 2001) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
inexpressibles — n. (Slang) pants; breeches; trousers; women s undergarments (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
inexpressibles — n. pl. [Comic euphemism.] Unmentionables, breeches, trousers, pantaloons … New dictionary of synonyms
inexpressibles — in·ex·press·ibles … English syllables
inexpressibles — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷bəlz noun plural archaic : trousers * * * inexpressˈibles plural noun (facetious; archaic) Trousers • • • Main Entry: ↑inexpressible … Useful english dictionary
unmentionables — Inexpressibles In ex*press i*bles, n. pl. Breeches; trousers;; underwear generally, especially women s; now usually referred to as {unmentionables}. [Colloq. or Slang] Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inexpressible — ⇒INEXPRESSIBLE, subst. masc. Vx. Synon. plais. de pantalon, culotte. Pour tout dire en un mot, c était elle qui portait les culottes ou les inexpressibles, selon la chaste locution anglaise (NERVAL, Filles feu, Paris, Champion, 1931 [1854], p.… … Encyclopédie Universelle