Hypertext Webster Gateway: "trousers"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Trousers \Trou"sers\, n. pl. [OF. trousses breeches worn by
pages, from trousse, trosse, a bundle, a truss. See {Truss},
and cf. {Trossers}, {Trouse}.]
A garment worn by men and boys, extending from the waist to
the knee or to the ankle, and covering each leg separately.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

trousers
n : (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist
to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he
had a sharp crease in his trousers" [syn: {pants}]


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