trews

[ trooz ]

/ truz /

noun (used with a plural verb)

close-fitting tartan trousers, worn especially by certain Scottish regiments.

Origin of trews

1560–70; <Irish and Scots Gaelic triubhas<Old French trebus breeches

Words nearby trews

Treviso, Trevithick, Trevor, Trevor Nunn, Trevor-Roper, trews, T. rex, trey, trez-tine, trf, TRH

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Example sentences from the Web for trews

I hae been ridin', ye ken, daddy, an' the trews fits the saiddle better nor the kilts.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Vol. XV., No. 85. January, 1875.|Various
So he held his trews tight, and let no darkness grow under his feet until he had reached Saddell Castle.
Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales|Various
But here lieth the second difficulty—The Prince wears no boots, but simply brogues and trews.'
Waverley|Sir Walter Scott
"We certainly have escaped hanging so far," said the Count, as he drew on the trews which became his well-turned leg so happily.
Count Bunker|J. Storer Clouston

He wore the "trews" of tartan, which in itself showed him a man of consideration.
Red Cap Tales|Samuel Rutherford Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for trews

trews

/ (truːz) /

pl n

mainly British close-fitting trousers, esp of tartan cloth and worn by certain Scottish soldiers

Word Origin for trews

C16: from Scottish Gaelic triubhas, from Old French trebus; see trousers

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单词	trews
释义	trews [ trooz ] / truz / noun (used with a plural verb) close-fitting tartan trousers, worn especially by certain Scottish regiments. Origin of trews 1560–70; <Irish and Scots Gaelic triubhas<Old French trebus breeches Words nearby trews Treviso, Trevithick, Trevor, Trevor Nunn, Trevor-Roper, trews, T. rex, trey, trez-tine, trf, TRH Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trews I hae been ridin', ye ken, daddy, an' the trews fits the saiddle better nor the kilts. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Vol. XV., No. 85. January, 1875.\|Various So he held his trews tight, and let no darkness grow under his feet until he had reached Saddell Castle. Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales\|Various But here lieth the second difficulty—The Prince wears no boots, but simply brogues and trews.' Waverley\|Sir Walter Scott "We certainly have escaped hanging so far," said the Count, as he drew on the trews which became his well-turned leg so happily. Count Bunker\|J. Storer Clouston He wore the "trews" of tartan, which in itself showed him a man of consideration. Red Cap Tales\|Samuel Rutherford Crockett British Dictionary definitions for trews trews / (truːz) / pl n mainly British close-fitting trousers, esp of tartan cloth and worn by certain Scottish soldiers Word Origin for trews C16: from Scottish Gaelic triubhas, from Old French trebus; see trousers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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