(especially BrE) (AmE usually pants) noun [pl.] 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.
trouser adjective [onlybeforenoun]:
trouser buttons / legs / pockets
IDIOMS see CATCHv., WEARv.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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