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bootleg

adjective (TROUSERS)
 
 
/ˈbuːt.leɡ/ (also bootcut)

Definition

describes trousers that are slightly wider at the ankle than at the knee: bootleg jeansThe style, appearance, and make-up of clothes bootlegs
 
 
/-leɡz/ noun [plural]
bootleg trousers: a pair of bootlegsTrousers
(Definition of bootleg adjective (TROUSERS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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