Noun

(head)

(pluralonly) A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.

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Noun

(en-plural noun)

English plurals

Pants worn primarily in the summer that do not go lower than the knees.

Jessica hated covering her legs, so she rarely wore anything but shorts .

Underwear bottoms.

After a scare like that, I need to change my shorts .

(uncountable) Remnants, clippings, trimmings of production processes.

The part of milled grain sifted out which is next finer than the bran.

* Halliwell

The first remove above bran is shorts .

Short, inferior hemp.