trousers - n.pl.
1 an
outer garment reaching from the waist usu. to the ankles, divided into two parts to cover the legs.
2 (trouser) (attrib.) designating parts of this (trouser leg).
trouser-clip = bicycle-clip. trouser suit a woman's suit of trousers and jacket. wear the trousers be the dominant partner in a marriage.
trousered adj. trouserless adj. [archaic trouse (sing.) f. Ir. & Gael. triubhas TREWS: pl. form after drawers]
