trouserdomn.

Brit.

/ˈtraʊzədəm/, U.S.

/ˈtraʊzərdəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English trouser , trousers n., -dom suffix.

Etymology: < trouser, singular of trousers n. (compare β. forms at that entry) + -dom suffix.Compare the following earlier examples of a longer phrase coat-and-trouserdom, with reference to the garments themselves:1843 New Mirror (N.Y.) 21 Oct. 48/2 There is about to be a revolution in coat-and-trouser-dom... Waistcoats have gone before and glitter like a case of beetles in an entomological cabinet.1864 E. Burritt Walk to John O'Groats 256 Its [sc. Leeds's] Cloth Hall is the St. Peter's of Coat-and-trouserdom.

The world or domain of those who wear trousers; (more generally) men collectively, male society. Also: the fact of wearing trousers.

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trouserdom1865

1865 Louisville (Kentucky) Daily Jrnl. 12 Mar. As if a woman's words should be different from a man's! Unbearable conceit of trouserdom!

1882 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Oct. 2/1 The rational dressers, with their ‘divided skirts’ and stealthy advances towards confessed trouserdom, are the strong-minded sisterhood.

1891 North Amer. (Philadelphia) 15 Aug. 4/3 (advt.) Trousers for all trouserdom.

1905 Daily Tel. (Sydney) 30 Sept. 4/5 The new woman has captured another stronghold of masculine monopoly, spreading consternation and dismay amongst the ranks of trouserdom.

2001 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 2 June 14 ‘Women have to be careful about what they wear on stage,’ says Morrison, with a hint of regret about being forced into [a] permanent pattern of repressive trouserdom. ‘Trousers give you authority, but it would be good to be able to wear a skirt every so often.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	trouserdom
释义	trouserdomn. Brit. /ˈtraʊzədəm/, U.S. /ˈtraʊzərdəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English trouser , trousers n., -dom suffix. Etymology: < trouser, singular of trousers n. (compare β. forms at that entry) + -dom suffix.Compare the following earlier examples of a longer phrase coat-and-trouserdom, with reference to the garments themselves:1843 New Mirror (N.Y.) 21 Oct. 48/2 There is about to be a revolution in coat-and-trouser-dom... Waistcoats have gone before and glitter like a case of beetles in an entomological cabinet.1864 E. Burritt Walk to John O'Groats 256 Its [sc. Leeds's] Cloth Hall is the St. Peter's of Coat-and-trouserdom. The world or domain of those who wear trousers; (more generally) men collectively, male society. Also: the fact of wearing trousers. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > wearing trousers trouserdom1865 1865 Louisville (Kentucky) Daily Jrnl. 12 Mar. As if a woman's words should be different from a man's! Unbearable conceit of trouserdom! 1882 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Oct. 2/1 The rational dressers, with their ‘divided skirts’ and stealthy advances towards confessed trouserdom, are the strong-minded sisterhood. 1891 North Amer. (Philadelphia) 15 Aug. 4/3 (advt.) Trousers for all trouserdom. 1905 Daily Tel. (Sydney) 30 Sept. 4/5 The new woman has captured another stronghold of masculine monopoly, spreading consternation and dismay amongst the ranks of trouserdom. 2001 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 2 June 14 ‘Women have to be careful about what they wear on stage,’ says Morrison, with a hint of regret about being forced into [a] permanent pattern of repressive trouserdom. ‘Trousers give you authority, but it would be good to be able to wear a skirt every so often.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1865
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