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‖ trousseau1|truso, ˈtruːsəʊ|
Also 3 trusseau.
[F. (13th c.), dim. f. trousse truss n.; cf. trussell.]
1.
†a. A bundle; cf. trussell 1. Obs.
b. A bunch of keys. rare. (perhaps only as Fr.)
a1225Ancr. R. 168 Noble men & gentile ne bereð nout packes, ne ne uareð nout itrussed mid trusseaus [v.r. trusses], ne mid purses... Trusseaus, & purses, baggen, & packes beoð alle eorðliche weolen, & worldliche renten. 1847De Quincey Sp. Mil. Nun §5 There lay the total keys, in one massive trousseau, of that monastic fortress, impregnable even to armies from without.
2. A bride's outfit of clothes, house-linen, etc. Also attrib.
[1817Lady Morgan France i. (1818) I. 27 An armoire..held the bridal wardrobe, or rustic trousseau.] 1833T. Hook Widow & Marquess iv, The trousseau is ready, and the day fixed. 1855Mrs. Gaskell North & S. i, I have spared no expense in her trousseau. 1880‘Ouida’ Moths III. 293 Claire has got the coffer for her doll's trousseau. 1896Westm. Gaz. 28 Mar. 3/2, I have just seen some of the trousseau gowns of a much-talked-of April bride-elect. |