trouser leg

Thân thiện

The tailor measures the length of the trouser leg.

Definition

Noun: - The section of a pair of trousers that covers an individual leg from the hip or waist to the ankle.

Usage

The term "trouser leg" refers specifically to one of the two tubular parts of a garment. It is a countable noun.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "inside/outside trouser leg": Used to specify a particular side or seam of the leg section.
  • The tailor measured the length from the waist to the ankle along the outside trouser leg.

Variants and Related Words

• Pant leg: (chiefly US) A common synonym for "trouser leg".
• Leg (of trousers/pants): A shorter, informal way to refer to the same part of the garment.
  • I need to shorten the legs on these trousers.

Synonyms

• Pant leg
• Leg (of trousers/pants)

Notes

"Trouser leg" is a compound noun. The word "trouser" here functions as a noun modifier. The plural form is "trouser legs".

Học thuật

Noun

1. the leg of a pair of trousers

Từ đồng nghĩa

• pant leg