leggins
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As he had not put on his leggins, we observed, on his muscular calves, two tattooed stripes crossing each other, X; otherwise, he was neither tattooed nor painted.
From Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII by Alexander Philipp Maximilian
They wore the simple dress of the hunter, which consisted of moccasins, and buckskin leggins reaching to the thighs.
From Three Sioux Scouts by Elmer Russell Gregor
Two men with leggins laced up to their sturdy knees, and carrying guns and game bags, were striding across the field, followed by their dogs.
From Jane Lends A Hand by Shirley Watkins
Their shoes are sewed to their leggins, and decorated on every seam.
From Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I by Alexander Mackenzie
The outer seam 389 of the leggins, as among all the other tribes, has an embroidered stripe of coloured porcupine quills, and trimmed in the same manner with human or dyed horsehair.
From Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII by Alexander Philipp Maximilian
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