trouser

trouser
I. noun Etymology: alteration of earlier trouse, from Scottish Gaelic triubhas Date: 1681 pant III,1 — usually used in plural II. adjective Date: circa 1771 1. of, relating to, or designed for trousers <
trouser pockets
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2. of or relating to a male dramatic role played by a woman

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