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Word entry · 8 letters

trousers

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɹaʊzəz/Part of speech nounSorted eorrsstuStarts with TEnds with S1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately

Word origin

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 triubus (“close-fitting shorts”), from Old Irish tribus, of uncertain origin. The unexplained intrusive second -r- is perhaps due to the influence of drawers. Doublet of trews (“trousers”).

Used in a sentence

  • The trousers need to be shortened.

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