Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| antigropelos | waterproof leggings. N.B. no ANTIGROPELO*. |
| baggies | baggy shorts. N.B. BAGGY and BAGGIE are valid; the latter meaning stomach. |
| bedsock | a sock worn in bed. |
| bermudas | knee-length walking shorts. N.B. no BERMUDA*. |
| bluejeans | blue denim jeans. No BLUEJEAN*. |
| boardies | (Aust. sl.) a pair of board shorts. |
| bobbysock bobbysox | an ankle sock, esp. as worn by teenage girls. |
| bootcut | of trousers, cut wide at the hem to allow for high heels or boots. |
| boothose | a long over-stocking which covers the leg like a boot. No —S. |
| breechcloth | a loincloth. |
| breechclout | a loincloth. |
| breeches | a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes. |
| breeks | breeches. N.B. no BREEK*. |
| britches | breeches. N.B. no BRITCH*. |
| bumster | of trousers cut so that top lies just above the cleft of the buttocks. |
| bumsters | trousers cut so that top lies just above the cleft of the buttocks. |
| bustle | a frame or pad for making a skirt stand out from the hips; (verb) to be busy. |
| capri | women's tapering trousers ending above the ankle. |
| chaps chaparajos chaparejos shaps | a cowboy's leather riding leggings. N.B. no CHAPAREJO* or CHAPAREJO* or SHAP*. |
| churidar | as in CHURIDAR pyjamas, long tight-fitting trousers worn by Indian men and women > CHURIDARS. |
| codpiece | a part of male dress in front of the breeches, formerly made very conspicuous. |
| coms | combinations. N.B. no COM*. |
| cootikin cuitikin cutikin | a gaiter. |
| cuffable | of a sock, meant to be turned down at the ankle. |
| culotte | a divided skirt. |
| cutikin | see COOTIKIN. |
| dhoti dhootie dhoti dhuti | a Hindu loincloth. |
| dungareed | wearing DUNGAREES. |
| dungarees | a grament with legs made of dungaree, a heavy coarse durable twilled cotton. |
| farthingale | a skirt spreader. |
| filabeg filibeg fillibeg philabeg phillabeg philibeg phillibeg | the kilt |
| fleshings | an actor's flesh-colored tights. |
| flippy | pertaining to a loose and flaring skirt. |
| foreskirt | the front skirt of a garment, in distinction from the train. |
| fustanella | a white kilt worn by Greek and Albanian men. |
| gaiter | a covering for the (lower leg and) ankle, fitting over the upper of the shoe. |
| gaitered | wearing gaiters. |
| gaiterless | without gaiters. |
| galligaskins gaskins | wide hose or breeches worn in the 16th century. N.B. no GALLIGASKIN*, but there is a GASKIN, meaning part of a horse. |
| gallowses galowses | trouser braces. N.B. no GALOWS*. |
| gallygaskins | wide hose or breeches worn in the 16th century. N.B. no GALLIGASKIN*. Also GALLIGASKINS, GASKINS. |
| gamash gramash gramoche | a kind of legging. |
| garter | a band used to support a stocking; (verb) to support with a garter. |
| gaskins | see GALLIGASKINS. |
| gramash | see GAMASH. |
| gramoche | see GAMASH. |
| hiphugger | of trousers, having a low waist. No —S. |
| hipsters | a kind of trousers designed to fit on the hips, not the waist. |
| hogger | a stocking without a foot, worn by coal miners at work. |
| hoopskirt | a skirt stiffened with or as if with a hoop. |
| hose | an old-fashioned covering for the legs or feet; stockings. Pl. HOSE or HOSEN (HOSES is, of course, good for watering the garden). |
| innominables | (coll.) trousers. |
| jeaned | wearing JEANS. |
| jeans | trousers or overalls originally made of jean, a twilled cotton cloth. |
| jeanswear | clothing made from denim. |
| jeggings | tight-fitting leggings in a lightweight fabric with the colour and appearance of denim. |
| jodhpur | usu. in pl.: long riding-breeches, wide around the hips but close-fitting from knee to ankle. [From JODHPUR in India]. |
| jogpants | loose-fitting trousers worn by runners. |
| kaccha kuccha | short trousers worn by Sikhs. |
| keks | trousers. N.B. no KEK*. |
| kilt | a skirt-like garment; (verb) to tuck up like a kilt. |
| kiltie kilty | a wearer of a kilt. |
| kilting | an arrangement of kilt pleats. |
| kiltlike | like a kilt. |
| kilty | see KILTIE. |
| kneesock | a knee-high sock. |
| lavalava | a Samoan kilt/skirt. |
| lederhosen | short leather trousers with braces. |
| leggin legging | a cover for the leg, like a long gaiter. |
| legginged | wearing leggings. |
| legwarmer | one of a pair of garments resembling stockings without feet > LEGWARMERS. |
| legwear | clothing for the legs. |
| levis | heavy close-fitting denim trousers. |
| maillot | tights worn by a ballet dancer. |
| mantyhose | a one-piece garment for men covering the body from waist to foot. |
| microskirt | a very short skirt. |
| midi | a skirt or coat that extends to the middle of the calf. Pl. MIDIS. |
| miniskirt | a skirt whose hemline is well above the knees. |
| moggan | a footless stocking. |
| netherlings | stockings. N.B. no NETHERLING*. |
| netherstock | a stocking. |
| nyloned | wearing nylong stockings. |
| overskirt | an upper skirt, shorter than the dress, and usually draped. |
| pantalet | long drawers, usually trimmed with ruffles, extending below the skirts. |
| pantihose | tights worn by women or children with ordinary dress > PANTIHOSES. |
| pantleg | the leg part of a pair of trousers. |
| pantyhose | women's tights > PANTYHOSES. |
| pareo pareu | a Polynesian wraparound skirt. Also PAREO. |
| philabeg | see FILIBEG. |
| philibeg | see FILIBEG. |
| phillabeg | see FILIBEG. |
| phillibeg | see FILIBEG. |
| piupiu | a skirt, traditionally made from strips of flax, worn by both men and women. |
| popsock | a woman's nylon stocking reaching up to the knee. |
| puttee puttie | a long strip of cloth wound round the lower leg, especially as part of army uniform. |
| salopettes | quilted skiing trousers with shoulder straps. N.B. no SALOPETTE*. |
| seamfree | of stockings, without a seam. |
| shalwar | loose-fitting trousers worn by both sexes in many parts of Asia. |
| shaps | see CHAPS. |
| shinguard | a protection for the shin when playing football > SHINGUARDS. |
| skirt | a garment, or part of a garment, generally a woman's, that hangs from the waist; (verb) to border, pass along the edge of. |
| skirtless | without a skirt. |
| skort | a pair of shorts with a front panel that gives the appearance of a skirt. |
| smallclothes | knee-breeches, esp those of the close-fitting 18c form. |
| sock | a covering for the foot and part or all of the lower leg; (verb) to strike. |
| sockette | a sock-like covering for the foot only. |
| sockless | destitute of socks or shoes. |
| sox | socks. |
| spattee | a protective outer stocking. |
| spatterdash | an old type of long gaiter or legging to protect the trousers from mud. |
| standaway | of a skirt, standing out from the body. |
| stocking | a close fitting covering for the leg. |
| strossers trossers | trousers. N.B. no STROSSER* or TROSSER*. |
| suspender | a strap to support a sock or stocking. |
| sweatpants | trousers worn by sportsmen when warming up or after exercise. |
| tabi | a kind of sock worn with Japanese sandals > TABIS. |
| tights | a close-fitting garment, often made of nylon, covering the lower part of the body and the legs. |
| treggings | thick close-fitting leggings. |
| trews trooz | close-cut tartan drawers sometimes worn under the kilt in Highland dress. |
| trossers | see STROSSERS. |
| trou | (Scots) trousers. |
| trouse | Irish close-fitting trews. |
| trouser | to equip with trousers. |
| trousering | any cloth suitable for trousers. |
| trousers trowsers | a garment worn on the lower part of the body with a loose tubular branch for each leg. |
| turnup | the cuff at the bottom of a trouser-leg. |
| tutu | a ballerina's short stiff skirt. |
| tutued | wearing a TUTU. |