trews

[ trooz ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. close-fitting tartan trousers, worn especially by certain Scottish regiments.

trews

/ truːz /

plural noun

1. close-fitting trousers, esp of tartan cloth and worn by certain Scottish soldiers

Word History and Origins

Origin of trews¹

1560–70; < Irish and Scots Gaelic triubhas < Old French trebus breeches

Word History and Origins

Origin of trews¹

C16: from Scottish Gaelic triubhas , from Old French trebus ; see trousers

Example Sentences

In short order, Brand was hailed as a kind of crossover intellectual, validated by authors and thinkers who schlepped to his East London home to appear on his popular YouTube series, “The Trews,” a portmanteau of “true” and “news.”

From New York Times

They were joined by Sir Walter Scott dressed in trews as a sore rash prevented him from wearing a kilt.

From BBC

More recently, Saria and a team of researchers assessed TREWS’s performance in the real world.

From Scientific American

This is a challenge because it is extremely difficult to design health care trials of machine-learning systems, including the new studies on TREWS.

From Scientific American

The trial also gathered data on whether doctors and nurses were willing to use an alert system such as TREWS.

From Scientific American