noun

1. 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
2. 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