† port-ˈcanon, -ˈcannon Obs.
[f. port n.4 (?) + canon, canion.]
An ornamental roll around the legs of breeches: = canion.
| 1663 Butler Hud. i. iii. 926 The French..Now give us Laws for Pantaloons..Port-cannons, Perriwigs, and Feathers. 1677 [see canion]. a 1680 Butler Rem. (1759) II. 83 He walks in his Portcannons like one that stalks in long Grass. |