braies
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- noun
- Archaic
- He wore a pair of braies under his tunic.
Examples
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The museum displayed a pair of linen braies found in a 13th-century grave.
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The knight's braies were made of fine linen.
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In medieval times, men commonly wore braies beneath their tunics for comfort and modesty.
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Historical reenactors often make their own braies to wear at festivals.
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In medieval times, men commonly wore braies beneath their tunics for comfort and modesty.
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The museum displayed a pair of linen braies found in a 13th-century grave.
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Historical reenactors often make their own braies to wear at festivals.
Synonyms
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A pair of underpants with short legs worn under clothes
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Loose trousers like old work pants
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Trousers that end above the knee and fasten below it
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A piece of clothing worn under other clothes like socks or an undershirt
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Underwear men wore under their clothes in the past
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Loose trousers worn long ago in parts of Europe, for example by Celts and some Roman soldiers
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Clothes worn next to your body, like underwear
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Loose underwear for men that reach the thighs with an elastic waist
Surface Forms
Etymology
Braies comes from the Latin word bracae, which meant 'trousers' and comes from an old Celtic word for 'leg covering', and it shares the same root as the English word breeches. So braies were the loose-fitting trousers men wore under their tunics in medieval Europe.