Trou"sers (?), n. pl. [OF. trousses breeches worn by pages, from trousse, trosse, a bundle, a truss. See Truss, and cf. Trossers, Trouse.]
A garment worn by men and boys, extending from the waist to the knee or to the ankle, and covering each leg separately.
also,
pants; used attrib. in the singular, as a
trouser leg; see
pant
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