pair of trousers vs trews

trews vs pair of trousers

pair of trousers and trews both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pair of trousers	Yes	No	No	No
trews	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, trews is a hyponym of pair of trousers; that is, trews is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pair of trousers:

pair of trousers: (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
trews: (used in the plural) tight-fitting trousers; usually of tartan

Other hyponyms of pair of trousers include bell-bottoms, bellbottom pants, bellbottom trousers, breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers, chinos, churidars, cords, corduroys, flannel, gabardine, tweed, white, blue jeans, denim, jeans, jodhpur breeches, jodhpurs, riding breeches, long pants, long trousers, pajama, pyjama, pantaloon, pedal pushers, toreador pants, salwar, shalwar, short pants, shorts, trunks, slacks, stretch pants, sweat pants, sweatpants, salopettes, ski pants.

pair of trousers (noun)	trews (noun)
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately	(used in the plural) tight-fitting trousers; usually of tartan

Difference between pair of trousers and trews

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