pantaloon
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9.9
- noun
- /ˌpæn.təˈluːn/
- Archaic
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pantalón
- You never know when you're going to find a pair of plaid pantaloons!
- wear pantaloons
- shirt and pantaloons
- pantaloons and waistcoat
They fit fine on the waist, but then the actual legs of them are way bigger and they just look like these weird old fashioned like pantaloons or something.
- They fit fine on the waist, but then the actual legs of them are way bigger and they just look like these weird old fashioned like pantaloons or something.
- Now I can bend to peel off my shoes, try to hook the tasseled tips into the emerald sails of my satin pantaloons.
- DJ OK, so these pantaloons a little snug, little snug in the bug.
Examples
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Among the shoes and the gloves was "a pair of plaid pantaloons!"
Blog text (27) -
But, in contrast to the old Bowery, Kamagasaki's character is shaped mainly by day laborers milling about in their blue pantaloons, workshirts, and traditional jika-tabi.
Academic text (1995) -
and buy a pair of black pantaloons and boots.
Fiction book (1997) -
Delahaye came in a moment after him and got a fresh shirt and a pair of cotton pantaloons from his own store.
Fiction book (2000) -
I'm wearing my favorite pair of satin pink pantaloons just in case.
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Lady Catherine, might I take this opportunity to compliment you on your pantaloons?
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Many plumes, swords, ruffs, pantaloons, and buskins complete the picture.
Academic text (2013) -
Diestro swooped out the front door in a flurry of capes, ruffles, and swishing velvet pantaloons.
Fiction book (1995) -
Leo Carrillo, who wrote a book when he became famous, remembered Carlos as wearing a blue broadcloth jacket over a white shirt and snug pantaloons with a bell at the bottom to accommodate his small boots.
Fiction book (1996) -
In the 19th century, men often wore pantaloons that were both stylish and comfortable.
Synonyms
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1.0
Clothes worn on the lower body with separate parts for each leg
24
1.0
A piece of clothing that covers the waist to the ankles and has two legs
3
8.4
Loose trousers like old work pants
2
1.1
Clothes that cover your lower body from the waist to the ankles with separate legs
1
1.0
A piece of clothing that covers both legs down to the ankles
1
9.9
Trousers that end above the knee and fasten below it
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pantaloon for trousers comes from the same Italian character Pantalone because he wore a style of tight trousers on stage that people called pantaloons. So a pantaloon now also means an old-style pair of close-fitting 'pants'.