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Meanings of trouser in English

Catalan
pantaló
Spanish
pantalón

(Usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately.

pantaló
Usage of trouser in English
1
He carried a snub-nosed .38 revolver in his trouser pocket these days.
American empire: blood and iron
2
Some forgotten change in Henry's trouser pocket had set off the beeper.
The last testament
3
A greedy-eyed man stood in the doorway, his hands in his trouser-pockets.
Donal Grant
4
And all the rest of your money in your left trouser pocket.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
5
He stood before Ralph, absently shaking the loose change in his trouser-pockets.
The Custom of the Country
6
I took a step forward and slipped it into Landen's trouser pocket.
The woman who died a lot
7
His colour deepened, and he rattled some money in a trouser pocket.
Saint's Progress
8
He felt in his trouser-pocket for some matches, and found one remaining.
The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories
9
He had been hiding it pressed to a salver against his trouser-leg.
December Love
10
All crumpled and pushed down in one of his trouser pockets, sir.
A river in the sky
11
Then of a sudden he placed both hands into his trouser pockets.
The Rover Boys at School; Or, The Cadets of Putnam Hall
12
He settled his trouser creases as he looked from Quincey to Quincey.
Atonement
13
The porous walls kept tearing his clothing and hooking his trouser cuffs.
The Descent
14
He closed it down and dropped the cube into his trouser pocket.
Faerie Wars
15
I peeled off thirty-six bucks from the roll in my trouser pocket.
Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
16
Lacy whistled a few bars, his hands thrust deep into his trouser-pockets.
The Strange Case of Cavendish
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Translations for trouser
Spanish
pantalón
Trouser through the time
Trouser across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common