pantaloons

Variant of pantaloon

pantaloon definition

pan·ta·loon (pan′tə lo̵̅o̅n)

noun

    1. a stock character in commedia dell'arte, usually a slender, foolish old man wearing tight trousers extending to the feet
    2. a similar figure in modern pantomime, the butt of the clown's jokes
  1. Historical
    1. tight trousers fastened below the calf or strapped under the boots
    2. later, any trousers

Etymology: Fr Pantalon < It Pantalone, name of a character in Italian comedy, from the Venetian patron saint Pantalone or Pantaleone (< Gr pantos, panto- + leōn, lion): also, the garment worn by this character

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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