trews

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/tɹuːz/

noun

Trousers, especially if close-fitting and tartan.

OriginScottish Gaelic triubhas ← Middle Irish triubus →
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Meanings

trews1

nountrews pl (plural only)
  1. UKpluralplural onlyTrousers, especially if close-fitting and tartan.

Trews2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Trew

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
trousers

Origin

  1. Middle Irishtriubus
  2. Scottish Gaelictriubhas
  3. Englishtrews

From Scottish Gaelic triubhas, from Middle Irish triubus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with trews

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Anagrams

wrestWertsstrew
Cite this entry
APA

trews. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trews

MLA

“trews.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trews. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trews,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trews.

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