trous·seau

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• trous|seau — «troo SOH, TROO soh», noun. plural trous|seaux or trous|seaus troo SOH, TROO soh». 1. a bride s outfit of clothes, linen, or the like. 2. Obsolete. a bundle. ╂[< French trousseau (originally) bundle (diminutive) < …   Useful english dictionary

• seau — dam·oi·seau; fu·seau; re·seau; rous·seau·ean; rous·seau·esque; rous·seau·ism; rous·seau·ist; rous·seau·is·tic; seau; trous·seau; rous·seau·ian; rous·seau·ite; …   English syllables

• trous — acen·trous; am·bi·dex·trous; an·el·y·trous; an·es·trous; bar·ra·trous; bib·li·ol·a·trous; brach·el·y·trous; di·sas·trous·ly; di·sas·trous·ness; el·y·trous; es·trous; goi·trous; hag·i·ol·a·trous; idol·a·trous; im·pos·trous; lus·trous;… …   English syllables

• trousseau — trous·seau …   English syllables

• trousseau — trous|seau [ trusou, tru sou ] (plural trous|seaus or trous|seaux [ trusouz, tru souz ] ) noun count clothes and other possessions that a woman collected in the past for when she got married …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Trousseau — Trous|seau [trʊ so:], der; s, s [frz. trousseau, zu: trousse = ↑Satz (6)] (veraltet): Aussteuer: ein T. von ... ansehnlichen Dingen für die Vermählung (Kaschnitz, Wohin 196) …   Universal-Lexikon

• Trousseau phenomenon sign syndrome twitching — Trous·seau phenomenon, sign, syndrome, twitching (troo soґ) [Armand Trousseau, French physician, 1801–1867] see under phenomenon, sign, syndrome, and twitching …   Medical dictionary

• trousseau — trous|seau [ˈtru:səu, tru:ˈsəu US sou] n plural trousseaus or trousseaux [ səuz US souz] old fashioned [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: trousse bundle , from trousser to tie up ] the clothes etc that a woman brings with her when she marries …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Trousseau — Trous|seau [tru so:] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. fr. trousseau, eigtl. »kleines Bündel«, zu trousse »Bündel«> (veraltet) Brautausstattung, Aussteuer …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

• trousseau — trous•seau [[t]ˈtru soʊ, truˈsoʊ[/t]] n. pl. seaux [[t] soʊz, ˈsoʊz[/t]] seaus clo an outfit of clothing, household linen, etc., for a bride • Etymology: 1175–1225; < F; MF troussel=trousse parcel, bundle (of straw, etc.), n. der. of… …   From formal English to slang