canion
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canion
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As a term for clothing, apparently from Spanish cañón (“tube; cannon; canyon”); as a term for canyon, certainly from there.
noun canions
- One of a pair of fitted tubes of cloth worn in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries below short trunk hose and above stockings to cover the leg in between them, sometimes joined to the hose (sometimes reduced to ornamental rolls terminating the legs of the hose), and sometimes joined to each other as breeches worn under the hose. Varieties in nether garments introduced during this decade included 'Venetians' and trunk-hose with canion. These introductions, however, did not oust the now familiar trunk-hose which remained in favour until […]
- Obsolete form of canyon
Talk about this word "canion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/canion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. canion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/canion "canion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/canion.Cite this
@misc{canion_2026,
title = {canion},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/canion},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
