trews
[trooz]
/truz/
noun
, (
used with a plural verb
)
1.
close-fitting tartan trousers, worn especially by certain Scottish regiments.
Origin
1560-70;
<
Irish
and
Scots Gaelic
triubhas
<
Old French
trebus
breeches
British Dictionary definitions for
trews
trews
/
truːz
/
plural noun
1.
(
mainly Brit
) close-fitting trousers, esp of tartan cloth and worn by certain Scottish soldiers
Word Origin
C16: from Scottish Gaelic
triubhas
, from Old French
trebus
; see
trousers