Braccae is the Latin term for trousers, and in this context is today used to refer to a style of pants, made from wool and apparently invented by the ancient Celts. Look up Pants in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Wool in a shearing shed Long and short hair wool at the South Central Family Farm Research Center in Boonesville, AR Wool sheep, Royal Melbourne Show Wool is the fibre derived from the fur of animals of the Caprinae family, principally sheep and goats, but the hair of other mammals... A Celtic cross. ...

Braccae were typically made with a drawstring, and tended to reach from just above the knee at the shortest, to the ankles at the longest, with length generally increasing in Celtic tribes living further north.

When the Romans first encountered the braccae, they thought them to be effeminate (Roman men typically wore tunics, which were one-piece outfits terminating at or above the knee). However, braccae eventually became popular among Roman legionaries stationed in cooler climates to the north of Italy. For other senses of this name, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... Tupa Inca tunic The tunic was the common masculine garment of Roman civilization. ... A Roman Legionary, 1st century Roman re-enactors, 1st century Roman legionary, 3rd century. ...