long trousers
Definition
Noun: 1. Trousers reaching to the foot: A garment for the lower body, covering each leg separately and extending from the waist to the ankle or foot. This term distinguishes full-length trousers from shorter versions like shorts or breeches.
Usage
- This term is used to specify that the trousers are of full, standard length.
- It is often used in contexts where contrasting different trouser lengths is necessary, such as in dress codes, clothing descriptions, or historical comparisons.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- The term can imply formality or appropriateness for certain settings, as opposed to casual or sportswear like shorts.
- In some dialects or contexts, "long trousers" can carry a connotation of maturity or adulthood, especially when referring to a boy wearing them for the first time.
Variants and Related Words
- Trousers (noun): The general term for the garment. "Long trousers" is a specific type of trousers.
- Pants (noun): A common synonym for "trousers" in American English.
- Slacks (noun): Trousers that are typically casual or dressy, but not part of a suit.
- Shorts (noun): Trousers that end above the knee.
- Breeches (noun): Trousers ending just below the knee, historically common.
Synonyms
- Full-length trousers
- Pants (AmE)
- Dress trousers (when referring to formal wear)
Antonyms
- Shorts
- Breeches
- Capri pants (trousers ending at mid-calf)
Related Phrases
- To be in long trousers: An idiom, particularly in British English, meaning to have reached an age or stage of maturity.
- He's finally in long trousers now; he's not a little boy anymore.
- A pair of long trousers: The standard collocation for referring to one item of this clothing.
- He bought a new pair of long trousers for the interview.
Noun
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trousers reaching to the foot
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