jamsn.
/dʒamz/ With plural agreement. A garment, derived from pyjamas n., worn as leisure-wear, and spec. as a type of swimming-trunks.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > wide or loose
slops1481
shipman's hose1540
slop1560
shipman's breek1563
drawers1567
kelsouns1568
scaling1577
scavilones1577
scabilonian1600
calzoons1615
linings1631
swabber-slopsa1658
pantaloon1686
underslops1737
trousers1773
pyjamas1801
Cossacks1820
Turkish trousers1821
hakama1822
salwar1824
slacks1824
sherwal1844
overall1845
bag1853
sack-pants1856
bloomer1862
trouser skirt1883
petticoat trousers1885
mompe1908
step-in1922
bombachas1936
baggies1962
jams1966
palazzo1970
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > (suitable) for specific purpose > for swimming or bathing
trunks1883
bathing-drawers1893
bathing trunks1895
bathing slips1904
Speedo1933
swimming trunks1943
bathers1945
cossie1958
baggies1962
jams1966
racer1969
1966 Telegraph (Brisbane) 3 Feb. 18 It's the season of the hubba hubba jams—and that's..a patio fashion stopper. It is snug..just-above-the-knee jams worn with a covered camisole top... Jams can be worn with a bikini top or a frilly feminine flip-top style.
1968 N.Y. Times 22 Jan. 36 There will also be ascots (which can double as belts), walking shorts, swim trunks and surfers' ‘jams’, knee-length trunks with drawstring waists.
1970 New Yorker 14 Mar. 34/3 He wore His-'n-Hers flowered at-home jams.
1971 Telegraph (Brisbane) 29 Dec. 31 (advt.) Boys' cotton floral swim jams... Cord tie at waist. Hip pocket detail.
1971 U.S. Trademark 920, 266 (U.S. Patent Office) Jams. Surf Line Hawaii, Ltd…For: Men's swimming trunks.
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