# trousers

Pronunciation: US say "TROW-zerz" /ˈtɹaʊzɚz/; UK/AUS say "TROW-zuhz" /ˈtɹaʊzəz/

## Noun

1. A garment covering the body from the waist to the ankles or knees, divided into a separate part for each leg.
   - Simple: Clothing that covers the body from the waist to the ankles or knees, with a separate part for each leg.
   - _The tailor pinned the hem of the suit trousers before sending them out for alterations._
   - _The band's uniform includes navy trousers with a white stripe down each leg._

## Origin

Attested since the 1610s, from earlier trouzes (1580s), extended from trouse (1570s) with the plural ending used for things in pairs, from Middle Irish triubus ("close-fitting shorts"), from Old Irish tribus, of uncertain origin but probably borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French trebus and ultimately a Germanic word meaning "thigh" + "breeches". The unexplained second -r- is perhaps due to drawers, and the word is a doublet of trews.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/trousers (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).