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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Trousers \Trou"sers\, noun pl. [OF. trousses breeches worn by pages, from trousse, trosse, a bundle, a truss. See {Truss}, and cf. {Trossers}, {Trouse}.] A garment worn by men and boys, extending from the waist to the knee or to the ankle, and covering each leg separately.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
trousers
noun: (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" [syn: {pants}]
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