sherryvallies
/ʃɛɹɪˈvælɪz/
sherryvallies noun: thick loose riding-trousers, fastened on the outside of each leg.
Noun
sherryvallies pl (plural only)
- Thick loose riding-trousers, fastened on the outside of each leg.
- Many years ago, when the facilities for travelling were not as great as now, and when journeys were made on horseback, sherryvallies were indispensable to the traveller.1860, John Russell Bartlett, Dictionary of Americanisms, Brown Little, published 1860, page 399
Origin of sherryvallies
From Polish szarawary (cognate with Russian шаровары ‘wide trousers’), ultimately from Persian شلوار (šalvâr). Doublet of shalwars.
Questions about sherryvallies
- What does sherryvallies mean?
- Sherryvallies means thick loose riding-trousers, fastened on the outside of each leg.
- What part of speech is sherryvallies?
- Sherryvallies is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sherryvallies?
- Sherryvallies is pronounced /ʃɛɹɪˈvælɪz/.
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