"canion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: canions [plural]
Etymology: As a term for clothing, apparently from Spanish cañón (“tube; cannon; canyon”); as a term for canyon, certainly from there. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|cañón||tube; cannon; canyon}} Spanish cañón (“tube; cannon; canyon”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} canion (plural canions)
  1. (historical, often in the plural) One of a pair of fitted tubes of cloth worn in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries below short trunk hose and above stockings to cover the leg in between them, sometimes joined to the hose (sometimes reduced to ornamental rolls terminating the legs of the hose), and sometimes joined to each other as breeches worn under the hose. Tags: historical, in-plural, often
    Sense id: en-canion-en-noun-LqEjlCEd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39
  2. Obsolete form of canyon. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: canyon
    Sense id: en-canion-en-noun-m5nhngXH

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