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