These were close-fitting trousers like tights in modern times highlanders often
wore trews, especially in winter.
The native musicians in this band were dressed in tunics of green cloth over sutherland
tartan trews.
Some may think that tossing the caber and dancing the '
shorn trews
' are quaint relics of a bygone culture.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage.
They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.