overtrousersn.
/ˈəʊvəˌtraʊzəz/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌtraʊzərz/ With plural agreement. Trousers designed to be worn over other trousers, frequently made of waterproof or other protective material.
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trousers1676
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Wellington trousers1809
panties1845
prolongations1849
pettiloons1851
overtrousers1852
churidar1880
continuation1883
high water1898
sponge bag trousers1900
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pettibockers1917
hip-hugger1939
pink1942
suntan1943
samfu trousers1955
hipsters1958
low riders1966
Mao trousers1967
bumsters1993
1852 Harper's Mag. Apr. 707/1 My duck over-trousers..were beginning to be rather tender in certain places.
1894 Scribner's Mag. May 604/1 [The Rio Grande Mexican] must wear ‘chaparejos’, or over-trousers, of sheep- or goat-skin.
1940 Jrnl. Amer. Mil. Inst. 4 60 Sherryvallies, literally over-trousers or overalls whose outside leg seams were completely open.
1968 Daily Tel. 28 Sept. 9/4 Come rain or snow the lot would be covered by over-trousers or over-skirts and waterproof jackets.
1994 Guardian 6 Aug. (Weekend Suppl.) 47/1 By nine, men in overtrousers and tweed caps, and women in jeans, are catching up on breakfast.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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