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▪ I. trews, n. pl.|truːz|
Also 6 trewis, (8–9 truis).
[ad. Irish trius, Gael. triubhas, n. sing., ad. Eng. trouse (singular, with pl. trouses), but from the final (sound of) s treated as a plural, with no singular in use: cf. drawers, breeches.]
a. Close-fitting trousers, or breeches combined with stockings, formerly worn by Irishmen and Scottish Highlanders, and still by certain Scottish regiments.
a1568Montgomerie Misc. Poems liv. 3 Smoir cunary takin trewis breikles McBradȝan. [1581A. Trollope Let. 12 Sept. in Cal. St. Papers, Irel. 1574–85, 318 They had ech of them a hatt, a lether jerken, a payre of hosen, which they called trowes, and a payre of broges.] a1653Z. Boyd Zion's Flowers (1855) Introd. 19 Content to weare the Irish trews. 1728Ramsay Tea-t. Misc., Highland Laddie ii, I'd take young Donald without trews, With bonnet blew, and belted plaidy. [1746Act 19–20 Geo. II, c. 39 §17 The Plaid, Philibeg, or little Kilt, Trowse, Shoulder Belts, or whatsoever of what peculiarly belongs to the Highland Garb.] 1771Pennant Tour Scot. in 1769 (1794) 210 The truis were worn by the gentry, and were breeches and stockings made of one piece. 1790Burns On Battle of Sheriffmuir iii, Had you seen the philibegs, And skyrin tartan trews, man. 1808Scott Marm. v. v, The chequer'd trews, and belted plaid. 1834J. R. Planché Brit. Costume 338. 1860 Knight Pop. Hist. Eng. VI. viii. 134 note, Prince Charles Edward is painted as wearing the truis, the breeches and stockings in one piece, or hose pantaloon. 1911C. F. Atkinson in Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 585/1 Highland regiments wear tartan kilt..; Lowland regiments (also Scottish Rifles, Highland Light Infantry, and all mounted officers) tartan trews.
b. Trousers in general (tartan or otherwise), including close-fitting trousers worn by women.
1847H. S. Riddell Poems 19 When I brought ben your clase, Sae beaten with the weather, And gae the trews a wee bit touch, Out flew goud guinea frae ae pouch. 1883F. Sutherland Sunny Mem. Morayland 57 The soor-moo'd limmer wears the trews. 1917N. Munro Poetry (1931) iii. 51 His body unadorned by Highland raiment, Trammelled, for glorious hours, in Saxon trews. 1931E. Linklater Juan in America ii. iv. 94 His Tyrolean costume made evident that even his knees were comely—strong, round, and rosy under their brief leather trews. 1958Woman's Own 5 Mar. 16/3 They make a handsome pair, when she's wearing a blouse with matching tapered trews in printed wool. 1959H. Hobson Mission House Murder i. 5 She was wearing tartan trews, a black cashmere sweater and a short red duffle-coat.
Hence ˈtrewsman, one who wears trews; a Highlander.
1819Scott Leg. Montrose iv, We have a wheen canny trewsmen here.
▪ II. trews, trewse, trewyce, -ys
obs. ff. truce. |