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trousseau¹
- /ˈtɹuːsəʊ/ UK
- /ˈtɹuˌsoʊ/ US
Rhymes with -uːsəʊ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French trousseau, diminutive of trousse (“bundle”).
noun trousseaus · trousseaux
- The clothes and linen, etc., that a bride collects or that is given to her for her wedding and married life, especially a traditional or formal set of these. Trousseaus of German Heiresses.—Despatches from Berlin told recently of the visit to that city of a wealthy German mother and her two daughters. for the purpose of buying trousseaus for the girls who are said to be perhaps the richest heiresses of the world. […] Frau Krupp, widow of the great gunmak
- A bundle.
Trousseau²
- /ˈtɹuːsəʊ/ UK
- /ˈtɹuˌsoʊ/ US
Rhymes with -uːsəʊ
Where it comes from
From French trousseau, diminutive of trousse (“bundle”), possibly from the fact that the grapes in each bunch appear tightly packed together.
proper noun
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A variety of red wine grape of the species Vitis vinifera originating in eastern France which is often used in port wine; Bastardo.
Similar: Bastardo
Translations
Talk about this word "trousseau." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trousseau. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. trousseau. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trousseau "trousseau." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trousseau.Cite this
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title = {trousseau},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
