Medieval or archaic term for breeches or close-fitting leg coverings worn by men in the Middle Ages, like an undergarment or outer breeches.
From Old French 'braies' meaning breeches, likely of Celtic origin. The word entered Middle English during the Norman Conquest and referred to the standard male leg covering of the medieval period.
Medieval men's fashion was wild—'braies' were linen leg coverings that could be loose or tight, and they were worn by everyone from peasants to kings, basically the jeans of the 1200s.
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