trousers
Americannoun
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Also called pants. Sometimes a usually loose-fitting outer garment for the lower part of the body, having individual leg portions that reach typically to the ankle but sometimes to any of various other points from the upper leg down.
plural noun
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a garment shaped to cover the body from the waist to the ankles or knees with separate tube-shaped sections for both legs
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US equivalent: wear the pants. informal to have control, esp in a marriage
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Origin of trousers
1585–95; trouse (variant of trews ) + (draw)ers (in the sense “undergarment with legs”)
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The trouser’s leg was slit up and a bandage could be seen on the leg.
From Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts by Stone, James Madison
His smooth face was flushed, and his hands were thrust sulkily into his trouser's pockets.
From The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen
It is locked, but the keys are in my trouser's pocket.
From The Shadow of the Rope by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
Holmes stood by the table, with his hands deep in his trouser's pockets and his chin upon his breast.
From The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
The shake was not a success—it caused my trouser's legs to flap dismally about my ankles, and sent the streams of treacherous ooze trickling down into my shoes.
From Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room by Reed, Alonzo
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