leggins

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She unloosened the shoe of the maiden as she spoke and removed the silken leggins, marveling much at their richness as she did so.

From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster

They wore leggins of dressed antelope hide with scalp-locks fringing the seams, and prettily beaded moccasins for their feet.

From On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada by Ralph, Julian

She caught one glimpse of a mass of glossy hair floating on the wind, and scarlet leggins hanging in shreds around those flying feet.

From Silent Struggles by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

The remaining parts of her figure exhibited their beautiful proportions neatly fitted with a pair of buck-skin leggins, extended and fringed on the seam with porcupine quills, copper and glass ornaments.

From The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II by Caruthers, William A. (Alexander)

Moccasins of deerskin were in general use; also leggins, with the fur turned inward or outward according to the weather.

From Stories of the Badger State by Thwaites, Reuben Gold