In those days, French letters were the only form of contraceptive we had.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
french letter — A French letter is a condom … The small dictionary of idiomes
French letter — n BrE old fashioned informal a ↑condom … Dictionary of contemporary English
French letter — n. [Brit. Slang] CONDOM … English World dictionary
French letter — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms French letter : singular French letter plural French letters British old fashioned a condom … English dictionary
french letter — noun Usage: usually capitalized F slang Britain : condom * * * ˌFrench ˈletter f13 [French letter French letters] noun ( … Useful english dictionary
French letter — a contraceptive sheath worn by a male The term may come from their being packed in small envelopes, coupled with the supposed Gallic penchant for frequent copulation. I think any derivation from letting, or preventing, as in the phrase… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
French letter — /frɛntʃ ˈlɛtə/ (say french letuh) noun Colloquial → condom …
French letter — noun Date: circa 1856 chiefly British condom 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
French letter — Older Slang. a condom. [1855 60] * * * … Universalium
french letter — noun A condom … Wiktionary
