英语词汇“galligaskins”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

galligaskins

/ˌɡalɪˈɡaskɪnz

plural noun British historical

Breeches, trousers, or gaiters.The galligaskins are made of leather, and worn under the irons to preserve the skin...

Even the low-minded costermonger, to whom ‘wellingtons’ are objects of contempt and derision, and who laughs to scorn galligaskins and knickerbockers, evinces the national tendency for leather by stipulating for ‘anklejacks’ with ‘tongues’ ample enough to overlap the lacings by at least three inches.
With this imagination he came to Sancho; having first taken Rozinante's reins, and so fitted them that he might lash him with them, he began to untruss his points: the opinion is, that he had but one before, which held up his galligaskins.

Origin

Late 16th century: perhaps an alteration (influenced by galley and Gascon) of obsolete French gargesque, from Italian grechesca, feminine of grechesco 'Greek'.

单词	galligaskins
释义	galligaskins /ˌɡalɪˈɡaskɪnz / plural noun British historical Breeches, trousers, or gaiters.The galligaskins are made of leather, and worn under the irons to preserve the skin... Even the low-minded costermonger, to whom ‘wellingtons’ are objects of contempt and derision, and who laughs to scorn galligaskins and knickerbockers, evinces the national tendency for leather by stipulating for ‘anklejacks’ with ‘tongues’ ample enough to overlap the lacings by at least three inches. With this imagination he came to Sancho; having first taken Rozinante's reins, and so fitted them that he might lash him with them, he began to untruss his points: the opinion is, that he had but one before, which held up his galligaskins. Origin Late 16th century: perhaps an alteration (influenced by galley and Gascon) of obsolete French gargesque, from Italian grechesca, feminine of grechesco 'Greek'.
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