Pantaloon Definition
păntə-lo͝on
pantaloons
noun
Men's wide breeches extending from waist to ankle, worn especially in England in the late 1600s.
American Heritage
A stock character in commedia dell'arte, usually a slender, foolish old man wearing tight trousers extending to the feet.
Webster's New World
Tight trousers fastened below the calf or strapped under the boots.
Webster's New World
A similar figure in modern pantomime, the butt of the clown's jokes.
Webster's New World
Later, any trousers.
Webster's New World
Origin of Pantaloon
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Borrowing from French pantalon, from Italian Pantaleone, a traditional character in 16th-century Italian comedy. See “Commedia dell'arte" in Wikipedia. The name is of Ancient Greek origin and loosely translates as "entirely lion." See παν (pan) and λέων (leōn).
From Wiktionary
French Pantalon from Italian Pantalone after San Pantalone , or Saint Pantaleon (died ad 303), Roman physician and martyr
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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French pantalon a kind of trouser from Pantalon Pantaloon Pantaloon
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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