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trousers

Syllabification: (trou·sers)
Pronunciation: /ˈtrouzərz/

(also a pair of trousers)
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Definition of trousers

noun

  • an outer garment covering the body from the waist to the ankles, with a separate part for each leg.

Derivatives

trousered

Pronunciation: /-zərd/

adjective

Origin:

early 17th century: from archaic trouse (singular), from Irish triús and Scottish Gaelic triubhas (see trews), on the pattern of drawers

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