pantaloons

pantaloons
pantaloons (n.) 1660s, "kind of tights" (originally a French fashion and execrated as such by late 17c. English writers), associated with Pantaloun (1580s), silly old man character in It. comedy who wore tight trousers over his skinny legs, from It. Pantalone, originally San Pantaleone, Christian martyr, a popular saint in Venice (Pantaleone in the comedies represents the Venetian). The name is of Greek origin and means "all-compassionate." Applied to tight long trousers (replacing knee-breeches) by 1798; pants is a shortened form first recorded 1840.

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  • pantaloons — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) women s baggy trousers gathered at the ankles. 2) historical men s close fitting breeches fastened below the calf or at the foot. ORIGIN from Pantalone, a character in Italian commedia dell arte represented as a foolish old man… …   English terms dictionary

  • pantaloons — UK [ˌpæntəˈluːnz] US [ˌpænt(ə)lˈunz] noun [plural] old fashioned long wide trousers that are narrow at the bottom Thesaurus: trousers and shortshyponym …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pantaloons —    , PANTS    For decades in England no gentleman would dare be seen wearing what were mockingly called pantaloons. No less a national hero than the Duke of Wellington was refused admittance to a club because he was wearing long pants rather than …   Dictionary of eponyms

  • pantaloons — [[t]pæ̱ntəlu͟ːnz[/t]] N PLURAL Pantaloons are long trousers with very wide legs, gathered at the ankle. Hallah wears the stylish tunic and pantaloons common in Kurdistan …   English dictionary

  • pantaloons — noun An article of clothing covering each leg separately, that covers the area from the waist to the ankle. See Also: pantaloon …   Wiktionary

  • pantaloons — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pants, trousers, breeches, knickers; see clothes , pants 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • pantaloons — pan|ta|loons [ˌpæntəˈlu:nz] n [plural] old fashioned [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Pantalon Pantaloon , character in a humorous play who wore such pants, from Old Italian Pantaleone] long trousers with wide legs, that become tight at the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pantaloons — pan|ta|loons [ ,pæntl unz ] noun plural old fashioned long wide pants that become narrow …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pantaloons — pæntÉ™ luːns n. trousers, pants …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pantaloons — women s baggy trousers gathered at the ankles. → pantaloon …   English new terms dictionary

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