trowsers

pl. [TROUSERS.] trox, s. [Gr. trox (gen it. trogos ) =a gnawer, from trogo to gnaw.] Entomology: The typical genus of the sub-family Trogium (q. v.). trox-i-tēs, s . [Mod. Latin trox , and suffix -ites ( Palæont .).] Palcont .: A genus of Beetles, akin to the recent Trox, with one species from the Coal-measures. troy, troy-weight ( gh silent), *troie-weight, subst. [Named after a weight used at the fair of Troyes, a town in France, southeast of Paris.] A weight used chiefly in the weighing of gold, silver, and articles of jewelry. The pound troy contains 12 ounces, each ounce contains 20 pennyweights, and each pennyweight 24 grains. Thus the pound troy contains 5,760 grains. As the pound avoirdupois contains 7,000 grains, and the ounce 437% grains, the pound troy is to the pound avoirdupois as 144 is to 175, and the ounce troy to the ounce avoirdupois as 192 is to 175. *trû'-age (age as Ig), *treu-age, s. [TRUE.] 1. A pledge of truth or truce given on payment of a tax. 2. An impost or tax. "Grete treuage the i toke of thir lond here." Robert de Brunne, p. 7. 3. An act of homage or honor. *trû-ag-er (ag as ig), *treuw-ag-er, s. [Eng. truag(e); -er.] One who pays taxes or impost. ( Robert de Brunne , p. 45.)