trousse

See also: troussé

English

Etymology

From French trousse. Doublet of torse and truss.

Noun

trousse (plural trousses)

1. A case for small implements.

   a surgeon's trousse

Anagrams

• Souters, Strouse, estrous, oestrus, ousters, rousest, sestuor, sourest, souters, toruses, tousers, trouses, tussore, œstrus

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁus/
• Rhymes: -us

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French trousse, trosse, torse. Equivalent to deverbal formation from trousser.

Noun

trousse f (plural trousses)

Hunting trousse, England, 1560-1580. Contains all the instruments needed by a hunter to dismember and prepare a deer.

1. kit (small handheld package containing a set of tools for a particular purpose)

   trousse de secours ― first-aid kit

2. pencil case

Derived terms

• aux trousses de
• le diable aux trousses
• trousseau
• trousse de secours
• trousse de toilette

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

trousse

1. inflection of trousser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “trousse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• tousser