plus twon.
/ˌplʌs ˈtuː/, U.S. /ˌpləs ˈtu/ Originally U.S.
In plural. Men's knickerbockers of a style similar to plus fours, but a little less full at the knee. Also attributive in plus two breeches, etc.
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plus fours1920
plus twos1928
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plus twos1977
1928 Havre (Montana) Daily News-Promoter 30 Apr. 8/6 (advt.) Boys golf knickers. Plus twos.
1928 Fitchburg (Mass.) Sentinel 25 May (advt.) Boys' new spring suits... Two pair plus-two knickers.
1962 Times 24 Mar. 3/2 Elliott, the stockings of his plus-twos enveloping a magnificent pair of calves, coolly holed the putt.
1977 Field 13 Jan. 68/4 (advt.) Plus Two breeches.
2003 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 31 Aug. 8 Resplendent in plus-twos and diamond-patterned Argyll socks, Caviezel is playing golfer Bobby Jones..in the feature film, Stroke of Genius.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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