It depends how big the pair of trousers are.
One can purchase a pair of men's trousers from many stores. The most common stores to purchase men's trousers are Old Navy, Gap, JCPenney, and Eddie Bauer.
Trousers have legs, and skirts which can be any length, do not have legs.
Because!
I think 'is' is right.
In times gone by trousers were just two tubes of cloth which were drawn over the leg. naturally two legs made a pair, thus a pair of jeans. pretty logical really.
You say pair of trousers because there are two pant legs. Pair...do you get it sir or mad'am? Just to be on the safe side, ask someone...don't waste your time on WikiAnswers. That works for glasses. A monocle has one glass and a pair of glasses has two. It only makes sense if you called one leg covering a trouser.
The singular form is a pair of trousers; the plural form is pairs of trousers.The noun trousers is one of a group of words that are a short form for 'a pair of', words for things things that require two halves to make one.Some other nouns that are used in their shortened form are pants, shorts, glasses, binoculars, tweezers, tongs, or pajamas. The singular forms are a pair of, the plural form is pairs of.
Because you need one trouser for each leg - a pair of trousersTrousers is a plural noun referring to an outer garment covering the body from the waist to the ankles, with a separate part for each leg.The single form is used in certain circumstances:I've torn my trouser pocketShe wore a stunning trouser suitTrouser pressHe tore his left trouser leg
There is no standard collective noun for a group of trousers.A collective noun is an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the context can function as a collective noun; for example, a rack of trousers, a row of trousers, a heap of trousers, etc.Note: The noun 'trousers' is a binary noun, a word for something made up of two parts to make the whole. The noun 'trousers' is a plural uncountable noun. A binary noun is a shortened form of 'a pair of' or 'pairs of'. The noun 'pair' is not a collective noun in this context.
trousers = μπατζάκια [badjakeea] < Turkishbacak = lega pair of trousers = παντελόνι [pantelonee] < Venetian pantalon
a pair of trousers
A pair of pants that is made of leather is called a pair of trousers