crisp trousers

[IQU3838]

Hi

My native language is not English, so, sometimes I just don't get the meaning of some simple words, even after checking up the dictionary.

For example, what kind of trousers is the so called "crisp trousers"?

I have checked the dictionary and also "google images", but still couldn't figure it out.

Can anyone help me out? Thank you very much in advance.

 

[Barb_D]

Please give the entire sentence or context in which you saw or read this phrase.

Without any context, I would say it means trousers that are freshly ironed/pressed.

 

[IQU3838]

Sorry, actually the only context is that "she wears a black crisp trousers". But I think you what you said make sense. Thank you very much.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Could brand new trousers that are not freshly ironed/pressed be crisp?

 

[emsr2d2]

Sorry, actually the only context is that "she wears a black crisp trousers". But I think you what you said make sense. Thank you very much.

The original sentence is not grammatical - we don't say "a trousers" and, unless talking about a habitual action, the simple present is unnatural. I would expect to hear something like "She is wearing crisp, black trousers" or "She is wearing a pair of crisp, black trousers". Having said all of that, I still find the use of "crisp" very unnatural. I have never heard the word attached to any piece of clothing other than a formal shirt.