trews
close-fitting tartan trousers, worn especially by certain Scottish regiments.
Origin of trews
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How to use trews in a sentence
One was a British officer, in the scarlet jacket and tartan trews of a Highland regiment.
Ponce de Leon | William PillingA French officer had discharged his pistol by mistake, and he lay on the floor in his scarlet trews.
My War Experiences in Two Continents | Sarah MacnaughtanHe wore trews of a tartan which Mr. Lovel, trained in such matters, recognised as that of the house of Atholl.
The Path of the King | John BuchanMacdonald had said to the tailor that if he would make the trews by night in the church he would get a handsome reward.
Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales | VariousSo he held his trews tight, and let no darkness grow under his feet until he had reached Saddell Castle.
Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales | Various
British Dictionary definitions for trews
/ (truːz) /
mainly British close-fitting trousers, esp of tartan cloth and worn by certain Scottish soldiers
Origin of trews
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