Etymology

Fauntleroy suit

Today it means: A boy's formal suit consisting of a velvet cutaway jacket and matching knee pants, worn with a fancy blouse and a large lace or ruffled collar. Full definition →

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The story

Described in the children's novel Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

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