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Trunks vs Trousers - What's the difference?

trunks | trousers |

As nouns the difference between trunks and trousers

is that trunks is while 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.

trunks

English

Noun

(head)
  • shorts used especially for sports.
  • (plural only) Swimming trunks.
  • Trunk hose

    • trousers

    English

    (wikipedia 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.
  • :
  • *
  • *: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

    References

    English pluralia tantum