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trousers

[trou-zerz]

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. 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.

  2. pantalets.



trousers

/ ˈٰʊə /

plural noun

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

  2. US equivalent: wear the pants.informalto have control, esp in a marriage

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • trouserless adjective
  • ˈٰdzܲ adjective
  • ˈٰdzܲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trousers1

1585–95; trouse (variant of trews ) + (draw)ers (in the sense “undergarment with legs”)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trousers1

C17: from earlier trouse , a variant of trews , influenced by drawers
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Two school girls from County Fermanagh are campaigning for legislation to force schools to offer girls a choice between skirts and trousers.

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On screen, they possessed a bewitching stillness, performing barefoot in a pair of golden feathered trousers like some sort of musical Icarus.

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He was wearing a black hoodie with a zip, khaki trousers and Nike trainers, and the black balaclava.

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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.

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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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