Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Obsolete spellings of trousers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural Same as
trousers .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word trowsers.
Examples
-
Fleta was attired in small white satin Turkish trowsers, blue muslin and silver embroidered frock, worked sandals, and her hair braided and plaited in long tails behind, and she looked like a little sylph.
Japhet in Search of a Father Frederick Marryat 1820
-
It's typical of what Drudge had been running till yesterday, though, scavenging far and wide to find some oddball outlier poll, then liberally pissing his trowsers in odiferous excitement over his banner-headline "discovery."
CBS/NYT Poll: Obama Winning Big -- If New Voters Turn Out 2009
-
#1 No hooman should wear leather trowsers unless yor Elvis…
That thing - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
-
After he is good and done thorough micturating through his trowsers, of course.
McCain Campaign Falsely Claims Obama Described Court's Failure to Redistribute Wealth As "Tragedy" 2009
-
Teh power of caek compels me to buy bigger trowsers…
Bambi, - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
-
November 19, 2008 at 6:23 am aifinkso eet was Mick adjusting his trowsers, uh huh. yesh. ai has notting tu du wib eet… HONEST!
No… srsly… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
-
She wore wide trowsers of light blue silk, a fine scarlet shawl around her waist, in which was stuck a creeze with a richly ornamented handle.
-
Espeshally then ai duzznt has to ware teh baggy trowsers an can ware the blakanslinky Mortissha dress insted.
STOP! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
-
“A coat of black cloth, trowsers of black wool, a silk waistcoat, boots and linen.”
Les Miserables 2008
-
If my memory serves me correctly - and I know it does - these were the same "rational folk" who went into flipping CONNIPTIONS at the possibility of ladies shortening their long skirts, revealing neither ankles thick nor ankles thin, but perfectly modest, fully gathered, Turkish trowsers - that is, the Bloomer Costume.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.