trousers

[ trou-zerz ]

/ ˈtraʊ zərz /

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noun (used with a plural verb)

Sometimes trouser. Also called pants. 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.Compare Bermuda shorts, breeches, knickers(def 1), short(def 29a), slacks.

pantalets.

Nearby words

troupial, trous-de-loup, trouse, trouser, trouser suit, trousers, trousseau, trousseau's sign, trousseau's syndrome, trout, trout lily

Origin of trousers

1585–95; trouse (variant of trews) + (draw)ers

Related forms

trou·ser·less, adjective

Definition for trousers (2 of 2)

trouser

[ trou-zer ]

/ ˈtraʊ zər /

adjective

of or relating to trousers or a trouser: trouser cuffs; a trouser seam.

noun

a leg of a pair of trousers.

Origin of trouser

First recorded in 1600–10; back formation from trousers

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Examples from the Web for trousers

The (very wealthy) de la Renta women wore bold colors, flared sleeves, full-bodied skirts and trousers.
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Gracie packed up her Wellington boots, long-sleeved shirts, and trousers, and flew to Caracas with a five-liter alembic still.
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“We will have to hear what he says,” said one as he smoothed out his trousers.
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Think wearing yellow lipstick, lime-green nails, and a SpongeBob SquarePants jumper with no trousers.
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The creases in his trousers are so fierce they look like crowbars are sewn into them.
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He had taken off his coat and waistcoat and his trousers seemed smothered with dust.
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Wilmot's giving hand had slipped automatically into his trousers pocket.
The Penalty|Gouverneur Morris
He had already put one of the young mice in his trousers pocket when the mother reappeared out of the stubble beside the nest.
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I managed to lose my cap, a shot went through the collar of my coat, and one through my trousers.
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He was dressed rather gorgeously in a cashmere tunic, gold-bedecked belt, trousers, high boots and turban.
At the Court of the Amr|John Alfred Gray

British Dictionary definitions for trousers (1 of 2)

trousers

/ (ˈtraʊzəz) /

pl n

a garment shaped to cover the body from the waist to the ankles or knees with separate tube-shaped sections for both legs

wear the trousers British informal to have control, esp in a marriageUS equivalent: wear the pants

Derived Forms

trousered, adjectivetrouserless, adjective

Word Origin for trousers

C17: from earlier trouse, a variant of trews, influenced by drawers

British Dictionary definitions for trousers (2 of 2)

trouser

/ (ˈtraʊzə) /

noun

(modifier) of or relating to trouserstrouser buttons

verb

(tr) slang to take (something, esp money), sometimes surreptitiously, undeservedly or unlawfully

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