troupe

(Fr.) A troop, a company; especially of players or performers; as, an operatic troupe. trous de loup (s & p silent), s. pl. [Fr., lit. wolf holes; trou =a hole, and loup =a wolf.] Fortif.: Rows of pits in the shape of inverted cones with a pointed stake in each; intended as a defense against cavalry. *trouse, *trooze, *trowse, subst . [Fr. trou es.] [TROUSERS.] Breeches, trousers. "The leather quilted jack serves under his shirt of mail, and to cover his trouse on horseback."- Spenser : On Ireland. IMG:content-1490.png:[blocks in formation] "A weird commencement, with the prospect of a trousered Jane Eyre for hero."-St. James's Gazette, Oct. 4, 1886.