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trous⋅seau
[troo-soh, troo-soh] 
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–noun, plural -seaux [-sohz, -sohz] , -seaus.
[-sohz, -sohz] , -seaus. | an outfit of clothing, household linen, etc., for a bride. |
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| trous·seau (trōō'sō, trōō-sō') n. pl. trous·seaux (-sōz, -sōz') or trous·seaus The possessions, such as clothing and linens, that a bride assembles for her marriage. [French, from Old French, diminutive of trousse, bundle; see truss.] |
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Trousseau
Trous`seau"\ (tr[=oo]`s[=o]"), n. [F., fr. OF. trossel, dim. of trousse a bundle, truss. See Truss.] The collective lighter equipments or outfit of a bride, including clothes, jewelry, and the like; especially, that which is provided for her by her family.
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trousseau
1817, from Fr. trousseau, originally "a bundle," dim. of O.Fr. trousse "bundle" (see truss). Italicized as foreign at first, nativized by 1833. The O.Fr. form was borrowed into M.E. c.1225, but it fell from use.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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