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'''Trousers''', often called '''pants''', are an item of clothing worn on the bottom half of the body, with materials covering both legs separately. They  usually extend from waist to ankle, though trousers that are higher than ankle-high are often given a different name.
  
 
===History of Pants===
 
===History of Pants===
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[[Image:477px-Thorsberg Trousers.jpg|thumb|Hisorical example of germanic hose, 16th century]]
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[[Image:477px-Thorsberg Trousers.jpg|thumb|The famous [[Thorsberg trousers]], found preserved for 1500 years in a German peat bog]]
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Trousers are an item of clothing worn on the lower part of the body from the waist to the ankles, covering both legs separately (rather than with cloth stretching across both as in skirts and dresses). Such items of clothing are often referred to as pants in countries such as Canada, South Africa and the United States. Additional synonyms include slacks, breeches (sometimes pronounced [ˈbrɪtʃɨz]) or breeks. Historically, as for the West, trousers have been the standard lower-body clothing item for males since the 16th century; by the late 20th century, they had become prevalent for females as well. Trousers are worn at the hips or waist, and may be held up by their own fastenings, a belt, or suspenders (braces). Leggings are form-fitting trousers of a clingy material, often knitted cotton and lycra.
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Trousers have been theorized to have been invented to aid horseback riding, and pairs have been found that are as old as 13th century B.C. in China.
  
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In North America, pants is the general category term, and trousers refers, often more formally, specifically to tailored garments with a waistband and (typically) belt-loops and a fly-front. For instance, informal elastic-waist knitted garments would never be called trousers in the U.S. Undergarments are called underwear, underpants, or panties (the last are women's garments specifically) to distinguish them from other pants that are worn on the outside. The term drawers normally refers to undergarments, but in some dialects, may be found as a synonym for "breeches", that is, trousers. In these dialects, the term underdrawers is used for undergarments.
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In the West, trousers have been the standard lower-body clothing item for males since the 16th century; by the late 20th century, they had become prevalent for females as well. Trousers are worn at the hips or waist, and may be held up by their own fastenings, a [[belt]], or suspenders.
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In Australia the terms pants and trousers are synonymous.
 
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In most parts of the United Kingdom, trousers is the general category term, and pants refers to underwear. In some parts of Scotland, trousers are known as trews; taken from the early Middle English trouse, its plural developed into trousers.
 
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Various people in the contemporary fashion industry use the word pant instead of pants. This is grammatically incorrect. The word pants is a plurale tantum, always in plural form much like the words scissors and tongs. The origin of pants is due to the use of two pieces of cloth in making it. Pant would actually mean just a single leg being covered with clothing.[1]
 
  
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===In Amtgard===
  
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===Types typically used in Amtgard===
 
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*[[Codpiece]]
 
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*[[Hakama]]
 
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*[[Pantalettes]]
 
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*[[Hose]] (Tights)
 
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*[[Thai fisherman pants]]
 
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*[[Wrap Pants]]
 
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*[[Breeches]]
 
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*[[Mo]]
 
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*[[Braies]]
 
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*[[Shalwar]]
 
  
 
===Links===
 
===Links===
 
*[http://www.alonatwotrees.com/library/howto/amtgard_pants_101.pdf Amtgard Pants 101] by [[Alona]]
 
*[http://www.alonatwotrees.com/library/howto/amtgard_pants_101.pdf Amtgard Pants 101] by [[Alona]]
 
*[http://www.nocturnisamtgard.org/amtgard-docs/alara/FightingPants.pdf Fighting Pants] by [[Alara the Drake]]  
 
*[http://www.nocturnisamtgard.org/amtgard-docs/alara/FightingPants.pdf Fighting Pants] by [[Alara the Drake]]  
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http://www.theweebsite.com/sewing/leggings/pants.html
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*[http://www.theweebsite.com/sewing/leggings/pants.htmlTrouser-making tutorial]
 
[[Category:Garb]] [[Category:Amtgard Resources]] [[Category:Amtgard Things]] [[Category:Garb Bottoms]]
 
[[Category:Garb]] [[Category:Amtgard Resources]] [[Category:Amtgard Things]] [[Category:Garb Bottoms]]
 
[[Category:Unformatted Resources]]
 
[[Category:Unformatted Resources]]

Revision as of 07:54, 30 March 2016

Trousers, often called pants, are an item of clothing worn on the bottom half of the body, with materials covering both legs separately. They usually extend from waist to ankle, though trousers that are higher than ankle-high are often given a different name.

History of Pants

The famous Thorsberg trousers, found preserved for 1500 years in a German peat bog

Trousers have been theorized to have been invented to aid horseback riding, and pairs have been found that are as old as 13th century B.C. in China.

In the West, trousers have been the standard lower-body clothing item for males since the 16th century; by the late 20th century, they had become prevalent for females as well. Trousers are worn at the hips or waist, and may be held up by their own fastenings, a belt, or suspenders.

In Amtgard

Links

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