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pantalets Definition

pan·ta·lets or pantalettes pan′·ta·lettes′ (pan′tə lets′)

plural noun

  1. long, loose drawers frilled at the ankle and showing beneath the skirt, worn by women during the middle of the 19th cent.
  2. detachable ruffles for the legs of drawers

Etymology: dim. of pantaloon