longs

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English

Noun

longs

  1. plural of long

Verb

longs

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of long

Noun

longs pl (plural only)

  1. Long trousers/pants, as opposed to shorts.
    • 1957, Boys' Life, volume 47, number 5, page 81:
      We then got dressed in our assault kit; one vest, two shirts, two jerseys, one lumber jacket, one pair of shorts, one pair of pajama longs, one pair of longs, one pair of snow goggles, a balaclava, two pairs of gloves, one pair of mitts []
    • 2013, Clement Mesenas, The Last Great Strike:
      On the other hand, Bruce Camlin was one of the new generation of ang moh who knew their place in the new order, the post-colonial era. When he walked in on his first day, he wore longs made of coarse khaki and shirts that came off a supermarket peg.

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Franco-Provençal

Adjective

longs

  1. masculine plural of long

French

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Adjective

longs

  1. masculine plural of long

Norman

Adjective

longs m pl

  1. masculine plural of long (long)

Occitan

Adjective

longs

  1. masculine plural of long