Definition of trews
1 chiefly British : 3pant 1; especially : tight-fitting trousers usually of tartan
2 : close-cut tartan shorts worn under the kilt in Highland dress
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Origin and Etymology of trews
Scottish Gaelic triubhas
First Known Use: circa 1568
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