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trousers

[ trou-zerz ]

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. Sometimes 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.


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. wear the trousers informal.
    to have control, esp in a marriage US equivalentwear the pants
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰdzܲ, adjective
  • ˈٰdzܲ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ٰdzs· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of trousers1

1585–95; trouse (variant of trews ) + (draw)ers (in the sense “undergarment with legs”)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of trousers1

C17: from earlier trouse , a variant of trews , influenced by drawers
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The next thing she says she remembers is waking up to Zou removing her trousers.

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Georgia, from Ipswich, said she was unhappy to find some trousers at the store had pockets stitched in and others - which she wore - did not.

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In the video clip the torn shirt can be seen tied just above an elbow - blood was on his lower arm, trousers and spattered by his seat.

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Items included the "perfect" white cotton t-shirt, a striped blue "boyfriend" shirt and white linen trousers, as well as more formal items such as a black wool blazer and a full-length, ivory-coloured evening dress.

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He was believed to be wearing a brown cap, blue top and blue trousers, a police spokesman said.

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