Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural Close-fitting trousers, usually of tartan.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Trousers; specifically, the kind of trousers worn by the men of higher rank among the Scottish Highlanders. They are made of tartan cloth of the set or pattern of the wearer's clan.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural Trowsers; especially, those of the Scotch Highlanders.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK
trousers , especially if close fitting andtartan .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tight-fitting trousers; usually of tartan
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He sat in a shaded corner of Avatre's pen, wearing the same tunic as Kiron himself and because he was not used to riding, a pair of the leggings that Heklatis called "trews" such as the barbarians wore, to keep his legs from being chafed raw on the inside.
Aerie Lackey, Mercedes 2006
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He wore the "trews" of tartan, which in itself showed him a man of consideration.
Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North Samuel Rutherford Crockett
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I'm with you on the whole 'trews' thing - if you really are that jock then wear a skirt!
Army Rumour Service 2010
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I'm with you on the whole 'trews' thing - if you really are that jock then wear a skirt!
Army Rumour Service 2010
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I'm with you on the whole 'trews' thing - if you really are that jock then wear a skirt!
Army Rumour Service 2010
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I'm with you on the whole 'trews' thing - if you really are that jock then wear a skirt!
Army Rumour Service 2010
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Males always assumed she was of their sex, simply because she wore trews and carried a sword.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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“Now, shall I wear the nigh-transparent skirt”—Regin tapped her chin—“or the trews that encase me like a second skin?”
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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Black trews of soft leather outlined his powerful legs.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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His ill-fitting jeans and lumpy pockets said: "I'm just relaxing on holiday in these comfy old trews."
bilby commented on the word trews
Wee Willie Gray, and his leather wallet,
Peel a willow wand to be him boots and jacket;
The rose upon the breir will be him trews an' doublet,
The rose upon the breir will be him trews an' doublet,
Wee Willie Gray, and his leather wallet,
Twice a lily-flower will be him sark and cravat;
Feathers of a flee wad feather up his bonnet,
Feathers of a flee wad feather up his bonnet.
- Robert Burns, 'Wee Willie Gray'.
January 28, 2009