trousseau
[ troo-soh, troo-soh ]
/ ˈtru soʊ, truˈsoʊ /
noun, plural trous·seaux [troo-sohz, troo-sohz] /ˈtru soʊz, truˈsoʊz/, trous·seaus.
an outfit of clothing, household linen, etc., for a bride.
Words nearby trousseau
trous-de-loup,
trouse,
trouser,
trouser suit,
trousers,
trousseau,
trousseau's sign,
trousseau's syndrome,
trout,
trout lily,
trout tickling
Example sentences from the Web for trousseau
British Dictionary definitions for trousseau
trousseau
/ (ˈtruːsəʊ) /
noun plural -seaux or -seaus (-səʊz)
the clothes, linen, etc, collected by a bride for her marriage
Word Origin for trousseau
C19: from Old French, literally: a little bundle, from
trusse a bundle; see
truss