term trogn meaning "to wear", from the German tragen. It may also have been based on the term grand rag, which was historically used for a masquerade ball.

In folk custom

Men dressed as women have been featured in certain traditional customs for centuries. For example, the characters of some regional variants of the traditional mummers' play, which were traditionally always performed by men, include Besom Bet(ty); numerous variations

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