Rhinegrave breeches

[ rahyn-greyv ]
/ ˈraɪnˌgreɪv /

plural noun

petticoat breeches.

Origin of Rhinegrave breeches

1930–35; named after the Rhinegrave of Salm, who introduced the fashion in Paris about 1650; Rhinegrave < Middle Dutch rijngraaf, German Rheingraf literally, Rhine count; see Rhine, Graf