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Trousers (or "pants" in North American English) are an item of clothing worn on the lower part of the body and covering both legs separately (rather than together as in skirts and dresses). Trousers are worn at the hips or waist, and may be held up by their own fastenings, a belt, or suspenders. Leggings are form-fitting trousers of a clingy material, usually a knit. Trousers, together with a shirt, are the standard clothing for men in many parts of the world. Trousers may be characterized by:
Trousers were introduced into European society at several points in history, but gained their current predominance only in the 16th century.
Based on their interpretation of Deuteronomy
22:5 in the Bible, a small minority of Christians
believe that women should not wear trousers,
but only
skirts and dresses.
See more at
http://www.spiritualabuse.org/issues/standards/dress/pants.html
Some women and many young girls see trousers
and shorts as being more practical and comfortable
than skirts or dresses for most activities.
As a fashion item, long trousers for women
were first introduced by Andr
Courr ges. It is customary in the western world for men to wear trousers and not skirts or dresses. However, there are exceptions such as the Scottish kilt and the Greek tsolias, which are worn on ceremonial occasions, as well as clothing such as cassocks etc of religious functionaries. A very common type of strong, informal trousers made of thick blue cloth are blue jeans. Among certain groups saggy, baggy pants exposing underwear are in fashion, e.g. among skaters, for whom it also provides more freedom of movement. |
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Cut-offs are homemade shorts made by cutting the legs off trousers.
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