Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—U

Unmentionables

Breeches.

“Corinthians and exquisites from Bond Street, sporting an eye-glass, ... waiting-men in laced coats and plush unmentionables of yellow, green, blue, red, and all the primary colours.” —Rev. N.S. Wheauton: Journal (1830).

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Unready
Unmarried Men of Note
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