pegtop noun & adjective. ['pɛgtɒp] Also peg-top. L18.
[from PEG noun¹ + TOP noun².]
A. noun.
1. A spinning-top which is spun by the rapid uncoiling of a string wound around a central pin or peg. L18.
b. A game consisting of spinning pegtops. E19.

2. In pl. Pegtop trousers. M19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of a garment: having the shape of a pegtop; wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. M19.
Punch This Autumn Collection..emphasizing..peg-top skirts.

■ pegtopped adjective (a) wearing pegtop trousers; (b) = PEGTOP adjective: M19.

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