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Etymology
From Polish szarawary (cognate with Russian �а�ова�� �wide trousers�), from Greek �α�άβα�α, a borrowing of Aramaic ܣܪ�ܠ (sarb�l�), Arabic ARchar|سربا� (sirb�l) �cloak�, ultimately from Persian FAchar|سر�ا� (sirw�l).

Pronunciation
IPA|/��rɪ�vælɪz/

Noun
en-noun2|plural only|sherryvallies

1. 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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