Synonyms for trousers
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : trou-zerz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtraʊ zərz |
Top 10 synonyms for trousers Other synonyms for the word trousers
Définition of trousers
Origin :- 1610s, earlier trouzes (1580s), extended from trouse (1570s), with plural ending typical of things in pairs, from Gaelic or Middle Irish triubhas "close-fitting shorts," of uncertain origin. The unexplained intrusive second -r- is perhaps by influence of drawers.
- noun pants
- The trousers which had lain on the floor beside Hank's bed were no longer there.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Must have been a coyote in here that sneaked off with your trousers, unless you have 'em on.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- He won eighty dollars, and thrust it loose in his trousers pocket.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- There was a smeary wetness on his fingers, which he wiped away on the side of his trousers.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- Called "trousers" by the enlightened and "pants" by the unworthy.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- I forgot to tell you, my dear, that I met him going about in jacket and trousers!
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- All at once he noticed a rent in his trousers, between the knee and the instep.
- Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr
- Only last summer taught me the uselessness of an extra pair of trousers.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- It was not his best, for he had left his Eton jackets and trousers behind him.
- Extract from : « Great Uncle Hoot-Toot » by Mrs. Molesworth
- Then I began to laugh again, at the thought of a mule in trousers.
- Extract from : « W. A. G.'s Tale » by Margaret Turnbull
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