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pantaloon

Pronunciation: /pantəˈluːn/

Definition of pantaloon

noun

  • 1 (pantaloons) women’s baggy trousers gathered at the ankles.
  • historical men’s close-fitting breeches fastened below the calf or at the foot.
  • 2 (Pantaloon) a Venetian character in Italian commedia dell’arte represented as a foolish old man wearing pantaloons.

Origin:

late 16th century (in pantaloon (sense 2)): from French pantalon, from the Italian name Pantalone 'Pantaloon'

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