English
Etymology
From Polish szarawary (cognate with Russian Ñ�аÑ�оваÑ�Ñ� â��wide trousersâ��), from Greek Ï�αÏ�άβαÏ�α, a borrowing of Aramaic ܣܪÜ�Ü (sarbÄ�lÄ�), Arabic ARchar|سرباÙ� (sirbÄ�l) â��cloakâ��, ultimately from Persian FAchar|سرÙ�اÙ� (sirwÄ�l).
Pronunciation
IPA|/��rɪ�vælɪz/
Noun
en-noun2|plural only|sherryvallies
- historical Thick loose riding-trousers, fastened on the outside of each leg.
#:*1860: Many years ago, when the facilities for travelling were not as great as now, and when journeys were made on horseback, sherryvallies were indispensable to the traveller. � John Russell Bartlett, Dictionary of Americanisms (Brown Little 1860, p. 399)
ru:sherryvallies
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