pantaloons


pan·ta·loon

P0046700 (păn′tə-lo͞on′)n. often pantaloons1. a. Men's wide breeches extending from waist to ankle, worn especially in England in the late 1600s.b. Tight trousers extending from waist to ankle with straps passing under the instep, worn especially in the 1800s.2. Trousers; pants.
[French pantalon, a kind of trouser, from Pantalon, Pantaloon; see Pantaloon.]

Pan·ta·loon

P0046750 (păn′tə-lo͞on′)n.1. often Pan·ta·lo·ne (păn′tə-lō′nā, pän′tä-lō′nĕ) A character in the commedia dell'arte, portrayed as a foolish old man in tight trousers and slippers.2. A stock character in modern pantomime, the butt of a clown's jokes.
[French Pantalon, from Italian Pantalone, after San Pantalone, or Saint Pantaleon (died ad 303), Roman physician and martyr.]

pantaloons

(ˌpæntəˈluːnz) pl n1. (Clothing & Fashion) a. history men's tight-fitting trousers, esp those fastening under the instep worn in the late 18th and early 19th centuriesb. children's trousers resembling these2. (Clothing & Fashion) informal or facetious any trousers, esp baggy ones
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