pantaloons

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English

Etymology

    From pantaloon.

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    Noun

    pantaloons pl (plural only)

    1. An article of clothing covering each leg separately, that covers the area from the waist to the ankle.
      • 1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 19:
        But the truth was, her pantaloons came down to her ankles, and when she got the leg of one caught in a twig, she nearly fainted[.]

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    Noun

    pantaloons

    1. plural of pantaloon