Meaning of trouserette | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [C1]

Examples

“Dr. Anna Shaw, president of the National Woman Suffrage association, while distinctly against the trouserette proposition, did not go so far as to prefer⟳ the hobble skirt.”

“Mrs. John E. Boldt, a New York suffragette, wearing the corsetless trouserette costume which she advocates for women”

““What we need⟳ to break⟳ the shackles and free these slaves of fashion is a leader,” remarked Mrs. Boldt, attired in her corset-less trouserette costume.”

“Though the world does not entirely acknowledge the safety and usefulness of the trouserette, the majority of the American women do, and so, in many a kitchen, home and home garden, the trouserette has found its way and is doing its bit toward helping woman do hers.[…]In no sense⟳ need⟳ the trouserette resemble⟳ a uniform for it allows of as much individuality as would be found in a woman’s frocks.”

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