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Definition of Trews
1. Noun. Tight-fitting trousers; usually of tartan.
Definition of Trews
1. n. pl. Trowsers; especially, those of the Scotch Highlanders.
Definition of Trews
1. Noun. (British) trousers, especially if close fitting and tartan. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trews
1. close-fitting tartan trousers [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trews
Literary usage of Trews
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fall of Rome, and the Rise of the New Nationalities: A Series of by John George Sheppard (1861)
"The same author speaks of their " dyed tunics, flowered with colours of every
kind, and trews, and striped cloaks, fastened with a buckle, and divided into ..."
2. Manual of Gymnastic Dancing by Seward Charle Staley, Doane McKendry Lowery (1920)
"... -trews Music 2/4 time FOREWORD This is a typical Scotch dance. It is, like
most Scotch dances, solo—and done best when carried on with a lot of verve. ..."
3. Historical Records of the British Army [Infantry] by Great Britain Adjutant-General's Office, Richard Cannon, Arthur Tupper (1848)
"... on the llth of December, 1823, its resuming the HIGHLAND COSTUME, with this
difference, that the officers and men should wear trews ..."
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