ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hanselines

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Hanselines is a noun meaning (historical, obsolete) A sort of men's breeches.

Meaning

(historical, obsolete) A sort of men's breeches.

Example Sentences

The old tunic, over-tunic, and cyclas were too sad and simple for the new fashions, so now strange and brilliant cote-hardies, pourpoints, courtepies, paltocks, hanselines, and many other wondrous garments, party-coloured or diapered, with looped, embroidered or escalloped edges, flamed and glittered round the king.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hose, trunkhose, breeches, unmentionables, braies, netherhose.

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