"trousers" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹaʊzəz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɹaʊzɚz/ [General-American] Audio: En-uk-trousers.ogg [Received-Pronunciation], En-us-trousers.ogg [General-American], En-au-trousers.ogg [Australia] Forms: trouser [attributive]
Rhymes: -aʊzəz, -aʊzə(ɹ)z Etymology: Attested since the 1610s, from the earlier form trouzes (attested since the 1580s), extended from trouse (1570s), with plural ending typical of things in pairs, from Middle Irish triubhas (“close-fitting shorts”), of uncertain origin. The unexplained intrusive second -r- is perhaps due to the influence of drawers. Etymology templates: {{der|en|mga|triubhas|t=close-fitting shorts}} Middle Irish triubhas (“close-fitting shorts”), {{m|en|drawers}} drawers Head templates: {{en-noun|p|attr=trouser}} trousers pl (plural only, attributive trouser)
  1. An article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles or knees, and is divided into a separate part for each leg. Wikipedia link: trousers Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Clothing Hypernyms: bottomwear, clothing, drawers [slang] Related terms: trouser, pyjamas / pajamas - Derived from Persian for "leg clothing"
    Sense id: en-trousers-en-noun-~KNLYWea Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum Synonyms: breeches, britches, kecks [Britain, dialectal], pants [US], strides [Australia], trousers, breeches [informal], breeks, britches [Appalachia, Southern-US], cacks [Ireland], gaskins, hose [obsolete], hosen, inexpressibles [colloquial, dated], kecks [British, dialectal], lally-drags [Polari], pair of trousers, pant [Australia, US] [fashion, lifestyle], pants [Australia, US], strides [Australia], trews [Britain], trousers Hyponyms: bell bottoms, bloomers, board shorts [Australia], boardies [Australia], bumsters, capris, capri pants, clamdiggers, corduroys, crackers [South-Africa], daks [Australia], ducks, flannels, hip-huggers, hipsters, jeans, jeggings, jodhpurs, joggers, jogging bottoms, jogpants, kerseys, khakis, knickers, loons, lowriders, pantaloon, pantaloons, pedal-pushers, salopettes, shorts, slacks, slops [obsolete], stubbies [Australia], sweats, sweatpants, trackies [Australia], tracksuit bottoms, treggings, waders Derived forms: all mouth and no trousers, all mouth and trousers, bell-bottomed trousers, bell-bottom trousers, combat trousers, drainpipe trousers, harem trousers, in short trousers, long trousers, overtrousers, pair of trousers, peg-top trousers, put one's trousers on one leg at a time, put on one's trousers one leg at a time, saggy trousers, short trousers, spongebag trousers, stovepipe trousers, trouserettes, trousersed, trousersless, undertrousers, wear the trousers, whoops, there go my trousers

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    {
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