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trousers
[trou-zerz]
noun
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.
trousers
/ ˈٰʊə /
plural noun
a garment shaped to cover the body from the waist to the ankles or knees with separate tube-shaped sections for both legs
US equivalent: wear the pants.informalto have control, esp in a marriage
Other Word Forms
- trouserless adjective
- ˈٰdzܲ adjective
- ˈٰdzܲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of trousers1
Example Sentences
Two school girls from County Fermanagh are campaigning for legislation to force schools to offer girls a choice between skirts and trousers.
On screen, they possessed a bewitching stillness, performing barefoot in a pair of golden feathered trousers like some sort of musical Icarus.
He was wearing a black hoodie with a zip, khaki trousers and Nike trainers, and the black balaclava.
The back-flipping pop star performed on the night and he looked resplendent in his green suit jacket and trousers while posing for pictures on the red carpet.
The first part refers to the president's love for the Kaunda suit - a safari jacket with matching trousers – and Uongoman, which incorporates the Swahili word uongo, meaning "lies".
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