As nouns the difference between trousers and wigan
is that trousers is an article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles, and is divided into a separate part for each leg while wigan is a canvas-like cotton fabric, often coated with latex rubber, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers, dresses, etc.
As a proper noun Wigan is
a town in Greater Manchester, England.
trousers
Noun
(
en-plural noun)
An article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles, and is divided into a separate part for each leg.
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*:It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. He wore shepherd's plaid trousers and the swallow-tail coat of the day, with a figured muslin cravat wound about his wide-spread collar.
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Synonyms
* (article of clothing) (Australia)
Usage notes
* "Pants" is about four times more common in the US than "trousers", based on use in COCA.
* "Trousers" is about nine times more common in the UK than "pants", based on use in BNC.
* "Slacks" about one tenth as common as "pants" in the US and "trousers" in the UK.
Hyponyms
* jeans
* pantaloons
* shorts
* slacks
* See also
