trouserlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈtraʊzələs/, U.S.

/ˈtraʊzərləs/

Forms: 1800s trowserless, 1800s– trouserless.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English trouser , trousers n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < trouser, singular of trousers n. (compare β. forms at that entry) + -less suffix. Compare earlier trousered adj.

Not wearing trousers; without trousers.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing trousers > not

trouserless1825

1825 R. Mudie Mod. Athens xi. 314 No sooner does a tattered and trowserless Rorie escape from the wilds of Sutherland, than [etc.].

1866 Birmingham Daily Post 29 Oct. 6/4 Boys..who were wandering shoeless, and almost trouserless and shirtless in the streets without any home to go to.

1927 Democrat & Chron. (Rochester, N.Y.) 15 Nov. 12/2 A trouserless man in public is about as helpless as if he had lost his legs.

1970 M. Bond Paddington takes Air ii. 31 Mr. Curry was..unlikely in his present trouserless state to venture out.

2021 Guardian (Nexis) 10 Apr. My phone says it's 3.30. I pick my trousers off the floor and pull them on, because there are no dangers or demons in this world I am prepared to meet trouserless.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	trouserless
释义	trouserlessadj. Brit. /ˈtraʊzələs/, U.S. /ˈtraʊzərləs/ Forms: 1800s trowserless, 1800s– trouserless. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English trouser , trousers n., -less suffix. Etymology: < trouser, singular of trousers n. (compare β. forms at that entry) + -less suffix. Compare earlier trousered adj. Not wearing trousers; without trousers. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing trousers > not trouserless1825 1825 R. Mudie Mod. Athens xi. 314 No sooner does a tattered and trowserless Rorie escape from the wilds of Sutherland, than [etc.]. 1866 Birmingham Daily Post 29 Oct. 6/4 Boys..who were wandering shoeless, and almost trouserless and shirtless in the streets without any home to go to. 1927 Democrat & Chron. (Rochester, N.Y.) 15 Nov. 12/2 A trouserless man in public is about as helpless as if he had lost his legs. 1970 M. Bond Paddington takes Air ii. 31 Mr. Curry was..unlikely in his present trouserless state to venture out. 2021 Guardian (Nexis) 10 Apr. My phone says it's 3.30. I pick my trousers off the floor and pull them on, because there are no dangers or demons in this world I am prepared to meet trouserless. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.1825
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