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trous⋅seau

  [troo-soh, troo-soh]
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–noun, plural -seaux  [-sohz, -sohz] , -seaus.
an outfit of clothing, household linen, etc., for a bride.
Origin:
1175–1225; < F; MF troussel, equiv. to trousse parcel, bundle (of straw, etc.), n. deriv. oftro(u)sser to fasten (see truss ) + -el dim. suffix (see -elle )
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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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