-zə(r)z noun plural
Etymology: alteration (influenced by -ers as in drawers ) of trouse, from Scottish Gaelic triubhas, probably from Old French trebus breeches
1. archaic : trews
2.
a. also trouser : an outer garment extending from the waist to the ankle or sometimes only to or just below the knee, covering each leg separately, made close-fitting or loose-fitting in accord with the fashion of different periods, and worn typically by men and boys
b. trouser noun singular : half or one leg of a pair of trousers
snagged his left trousers on the wire
3. : baggy pantaloons worn by both sexes in the Near East
4. : pantalets
5. also trouserings : the hair on the hindquarters of a dog especially when profuse and full