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trousers plural noun

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Definition

a piece of clothing that covers the lower part of the body from the waist to the feet, consisting of two cylindrical parts, one for each leg, which are joined at the top
I need a new pair of trousers to go with this jacket.
Why aren't you wearing any trousers, David?

(Definition of trousers plural noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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