/ truːz; NAmE / noun
[ pl. ] trousers / pants, especially when they are made of tartan
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Irish triús , Scottish Gaelic triubhas (singular); compare with trousers .
/ truːz; NAmE / noun
[ pl. ] trousers / pants, especially when they are made of tartan
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Irish triús , Scottish Gaelic triubhas (singular); compare with trousers .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005