- gal|li|gas|kins
- gal|li|gas|kins «GAL uh GAS kihnz», noun (plural).1. a kind of loose hose or breeches worn in the 1500's and 1600's.2. loose breeches.
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gal|ly|gas|kins — «GAL uh GAS kihnz», noun (plural). = galligaskins. (Cf. ↑galligaskins) … Useful english dictionary
gal — ae·de·a·gal; al·gal; al·gal al·gal; an·a·gal·lis; an·thra·gal·lol; as·tra·gal; ba·sif·u·gal; ben·gal·ee; brin·gal; cel·lif·u·gal; cen·trif·u·gal·i·za·tion; cen·trif·u·gal·ize; cen·trif·u·gal·ly; chen·gal; con·ju·gal; cor·ti·cif·u·gal; don·e·gal;… … English syllables
gas — am·phi·gas·tri·um; am·phi·gas·tru·la; ar·chi·gas·ter; ar·gas; ar·gas·i·dae; as·pi·do·gas·trea; av·gas; chae·to·gas·ter; cha·las·to·gas·tra; clis·to·gas·tra; de·gas; di·strin·gas; dod·gas·ted; en·gas·tri·myth·ic; en·ter·o·gas·trone; ep·i·gas·ter;… … English syllables
galligaskins — gal·li·gas·kins … English syllables
galligaskins — gal•li•gas•kins [[t]ˌgæl ɪˈgæs kɪnz[/t]] n. (used with a pl. v.) 1) clo loose hose or breeches worn in the 16th and 17th centuries 2) clo any loose breeches 3) clo leggings or gaiters, usu. of leather • Etymology: 1570–80; orig. uncert … From formal English to slang
li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… … English syllables
Galligaskins — Gal li*gas kins, n. pl. [Prob. corrupted fr. It. Grechesco Grecian, a name which seems to have been given in Venice, and to have been afterwards confused with Gascony, as if they came from Gascony.] Loose hose or breeches; leather leg quards. The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gallygaskins — Gal ly*gas kins, n. pl. See {Galligaskins} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
