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
Other Word Forms
- trousered adjective
- trouserless adjective
Etymology
Origin of trousers
1585–95; trouse (variant of trews ) + (draw)ers (in the sense “undergarment with legs”)
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Example Sentences
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Kayode faced the court wearing a black hoodie, black shoes and a pair of black trousers.
From BBC
The song, performed on the programme barefoot, in a pair of golden-feathered trousers and a red shawl, was followed by a debut album last May.
From BBC
Italian brand Zegna paired structured jackets with loose-fitting trousers in natural tones of green and terracotta, while Tod's showcased leather jackets lined with cashmere.
From Barron's
“Besides, you and me are all the family that’s left, Aunt Kitty,” I said, hitching my wool trousers up a bit.
From Literature
The video then cut to Styles on stage, sitting at a piano wearing a sparkly open vest and matching trousers.
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