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trews

[trooz] ,
–noun (used with a plural verb)
close-fitting tartan trousers, worn esp. by certain Scottish regiments.

Origin:
1560–70; < Ir and ScotGael triubhas < OF trebus breeches
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trews   (trōōz)   
pl.n.  Close-fitting trousers, usually of tartan.

[Variant of obsolete trouse; see trouser.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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