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short trousers

short trousers noun: trousers reaching as far as the knee, typically worn by young boys.

Noun

short trousers pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Trousers reaching as far as the knee, typically worn by young boys.
    • My friend Mr. Mesman kindly lent me a horse, and accompanied me on my visit to the Rajah, with whom he was great friends. We found his Majesty seated out of doors, watching the erection of a new house. He was naked from the waist up, wearing only the usual short trousers and sarong.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 335
    Synonyms:
    short pants

short trousers meaning in Tamil

short trousers in Tamil

ஒட்டுச்சல்லடம்

Synonyms of short trousers

Origin of short trousers

From short + trousers.

Words formed from short trousers

Questions about short trousers

What does short trousers mean?
Short trousers means trousers reaching as far as the knee, typically worn by young boys.
What is short trousers in Tamil?
Short trousers in Tamil is ஒட்டுச்சல்லடம். See Short trousers meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is short trousers?
Short trousers is a noun.

Words near short trousers in the dictionary

  1. short titles
  2. short ton
  3. short tons
  4. short track
  5. short tracks
  6. short trousers
  7. short twentieth centuries
  8. short twentieth century
  9. short u
  10. short u's
  11. short ues

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