trowsers

English

Noun

trowsers pl (plural only, attributive trowser)

  1. Obsolete spelling of trousers. [17th – early 20th c.]
    • 1860 August 24, “The Demon Bowler”, in The Brant Expositor, volume VIII, number 45, Brantford, Canada West, →ISSN, →OCLC, front page, column 3:
      My turn-out was unexceptionable; men copied my running-shoes; my jacket and trowsers were an admiration; my bat perfection; I was the very picture of a cricketer, but, alas! very little more than a picture.
    • 1861 May 1, “Volunteer Uniforms”, in The New York Times‎[1], volume X, number 3000, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 9 September 2025, page 4, columns 5–6:
      The best fighting costume is mere shirt and trowsers, and in this costume the best fighting of modern days has been done. […] Light limp caps of woollen, with brood visors, or broad-brimmed (but not too broad,) felt hats; double-breasted coats, so made that they can be worn open in warm weather, and will really protect the chest in a lower temperature; trowsers of the same, and under these, light flannel shirts and drawers; such are the proper materials for a soldier’s dress, even in the Summer months.

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