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Trousers

A garment worn by men and boys, extending from the waist to the knee or to the ankle, and covering each leg separately.

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Breeches 76% connected

A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Denim 76% connected

A coarse cotton drilling used for overalls, etc.

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Flannel 76% connected

A soft, nappy, woolen cloth, of loose texture.

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Gabardine 76% connected

Alt. of Gaberdine

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Knickerbockers 76% connected

The name for a style of short breeches; smallclothes.

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Pantaloon 76% connected

A ridiculous character, or an old dotard, in the Italian comedy; also, a buffoon in pantomimes.

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Pyjama 76% connected

In India and Persia, thin loose trowsers or drawers; in Europe and America, drawers worn at night, or a kind of nightdress with legs.

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Trews 76% connected

Trowsers; especially, those of the Scotch Highlanders.

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Tweed 76% connected

A soft and flexible fabric for men's wear, made wholly of wool except in some inferior kinds, the wool being dyed, usually in two colors, before weav…

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White 76% connected

Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure sno…

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Garment 76% connected

Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, etc.

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Component part 3

Lap 70% connected

The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

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Leg 70% connected

A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and…

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Seat 70% connected

The place or thing upon which one sits; hence; anything made to be sat in or upon, as a chair, bench, stool, saddle, or the like.

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Pant 92% connected

To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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