trousers
[ trou-zerz ]
/ ˈtraʊ zərz /
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.
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RELATED WORDS
knickers, jeans, dungarees, corduroys, chinos, breeches, bloomers, chaps, britches, denims, pantaloons, overalls, rompers
Nearby words
- troupial,
- trous-de-loup,
- trouse,
- trouser,
- trouser suit,
- trousseau,
- trousseau's sign,
- trousseau's syndrome,
- trout,
- trout lily
Origin of trousers
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
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
Word Origin for trousers
C17: from earlier trouse, a variant of trews, influenced by drawers
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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trousers
1610s, earlier trouzes (1580s), extended from trouse (1570s), with plural ending typical of things in pairs, from Gaelic or Middle Irish triubhas "close-fitting shorts," of uncertain origin. The unexplained intrusive second -r- is perhaps by influence of drawers.
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