See Also: gastrotropic(medicine)
trouse(1)(dictionary)
trouse(2)(dictionary)

trouse(2) (iou) and gastrotropic (medicine)


trouse(2) (iou)



trouse noun2. arch. LME.
[Irish trius or Gaelic triubhas (sing.), ult. origin unkn. Cf. TREWS, TROUSERS.]
sing. & in pl. Orig., a close-fitting garment reaching from the waist to the knees, divided into two parts to cover the thighs and sometimes with stockings attached; spec. trews. Later, drawers, knee-breeches. LME.
In pl. Trousers. L17-E19.

gastrotropic (medicine)


gastrotropic


Affecting the stomach.

Origin: Gastro-+ G. Tropikos, turning