English Explanatory Dictionary

braccae

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Shapeless trousers of wool or skin tied at the waist and ankles by cords, worn chiefly by the ancient Gauls.

Word forms

braccae

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bracae, plural of braca, from Gaulish *brāca, of Celtic origin, cognate with Proto-Germanic *brōks; akin to Old High German bruoh (“pair of breeches”) and to Dutch broek (“pair of trousers”).

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