trou·sersBrE [ˈtraʊzəz] NAmE [ˈtraʊzərz] (especially BrE) (NAmE usually pants) noun plural a piece of clothing that covers the body from the waist down and is divided into two parts to cover each leg separately •a pair of grey trousers • I was still in short trousers (= still only a boy) at the time. • He dropped his trousers. see catch sb with their trousers down at ↑catchv., wear the trousers at ↑wearv. Derived Word: ↑trouser See also: ↑pants
Word Origin: [trousertrousers] early 17th cent.: from archaic trouse (singular) from Irish triús and Scottish Gaelic triubhas (see ↑trews), on the pattern of drawers.
Example Bank: •He disapproves of women in trousers. •He dropped his trousers in a rude gesture. •He quickly pulled on his trousers and a T-shirt. •I was still in short trousers at the time. •I was still in short trousers= still only a boy at the time.
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