ski pants
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- noun
- /ski pænts/
- UK
:
pantalones de esquí
- Slowly, she slid her legs into the puffy, satiny folds of the ski pants.
- ski pants and jackets
- shirt and ski pants
- tight ski pants
Examples
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A second layer of jeans and a flannel shirt can be covered with a heavy wool shirt and ski pants in very cold weather.
Academic text (1994) -
And yes, the girls wore dresses, although in winter, we wore ski pants over them.
Blog text (34) -
"She unfolded the ski pants.
Fiction book (1990) -
Thick ski pants that have an appropriate amount of padding are definitely the best buy to make.
Blog text (28) -
With each jolt of electricity, Dr. Pinsky called out numbers to a young nurse, wearing a pink smock and white stretch pants as snug as ski pants, who dutifully jotted down the figures.
Fiction book (1993) -
She wore a warm pair of ski pants while hitting the slopes this winter.
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Before heading out, make sure to put on your insulated ski pants to stay warm.
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The store sells various styles of ski pants suitable for both skiing and casual wear.
Synonyms
Trousers with shoulder straps often made from waterproof material and worn for skiing
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Morphology
The meaning 'trousers worn for skiing' is directly and compositionally derived from 'ski' (relating to the activity or equipment) + 'pants' (trousers); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer this refers to trousers used for skiing. This compound follows a common noun + noun modifier pattern found across languages, so the construction is immediately transparent to learners.
Etymology
Ski pants come from the simple idea of ski + pants: trousers made for skiing. They often have a strap under the foot to stay on boots and keep out snow, so the name now means 'trousers worn for skiing or as a fashion garment'.