different between togs vs trappings

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??z

Noun

togs

1. plural of tog

Noun

togs pl (plural only)

1. (Britain, slang) Clothes.
   • 1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist,

     'Look at his togs, Fagin!' said Charley, putting the light so close to his new jacket as nearly to set him on fire. 'Look at his togs! Superfine cloth, and the heavy swell cut! Oh, my eye, what a game! And his books, too! Nothing but a gentleman, Fagin!'

   • 2016, San Francisco Examiner

     And the costumes looked like workout togs.

2. (with noun qualifier) Clothes for a specific occasion or use.

3. (Ireland, Australia (Queensland), New Zealand) swimsuit, both the women's and men's tight-fitting type (in some regions referred to as "speedos").

Synonyms

• (clothes for specific occasion or use): bathers, cossie, swimmers

Verb

togs

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tog

Anagrams

• GTOs, gost, gots, stog

Swedish

Verb

togs

1. past tense passive of ta.
2. past tense passive of taga.

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From trapping.

Noun

trappings pl (plural only)

1. Clothing or equipment; that which gives the appearance of something.

   He went through his belongings, gradually shedding the trappings of youth.
2. Ornamental coverings or harnesses for a horse; caparisons.

Translations

Etymology 2

From trap.

Noun

trappings

1. plural of trapping

See also

• trapping

Anagrams

• strapping