Why do we refer to some singular articles of clothing as a “pair?” Like a pair of pants or a pair of underwear?

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Why do we refer to some singular articles of clothing as a “pair?” Like a pair of pants or a pair of underwear?

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well one leg of a pair of pants is called a pant leg. so for it to be pants there have to be two pant legs, making them a pair

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