Meaning of inexpressibles | Babel Free

Definitions

Breeches, trousers.

colloquial, dated, plural, plural-only

Examples

“Have you never observed, through my inexpressibles, a large prominency, circa genitalia? It was a swelled testicle […] .”

“For some years past the favorite costume of the out-and-out young gentleman has been a rough pilot coat, with two gilt hooks and eyes to the velvet collar; buttons somewhat larger than crown-pieces; a black or fancy neckerchief, loosely tied; a wide-brimmed hat, with a low crown; tightish inexpressibles, and iron-shod boots.”

“"Well , my good man ," said he , brushing off , with the arm of his coat , some dust that had settled on his inexpressibles”

“"I had barely the time, as he made for the cabin door, to grab him by the seat of his inexpressibles.”

CEFR level