galligaskins

noun (used with a plural verb)

1. loose hose or breeches worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
2. loose breeches in general.
3. leggings or gaiters, usually of leather.

pl n

1. loose wide breeches or hose, esp as worn by men in the 17th century
2. leather leggings, as worn in the 19th century