Definition of "trunk-hose" []

• Properly, that part of the hose which covered the trunk or body, as distinguished from those parts which covered the limbs; hence, a garment covering the person from the waist to the middle of the thigh or lower, and shaped like a bag through which the legs are thrust, the whole being usually made wide and full. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The party didn't even have any official position on how the state should define a union between a codpiece and some trunk-hose."
• "Worldly – Wiseman alone, by some inexplicable quirk, stands before Christian in laced hat, embroidered waistcoat, and trunk-hose."
• "Hakon looked up as a tall man in trunk-hose, boots and scarlet cloak entered the taproom."