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pantaloon

[pan-tl-oon]

noun

  1. pantaloons, a man's close-fitting garment for the hips and legs, worn especially in the 19th century, but varying in form from period to period; trousers.

  2. (usually initial capital letter)Also Pantalone (in commedia dell'arte) a foolish old Venetian merchant, usually the head of a household, generally lascivious and frequently deceived in the course of lovers' intrigues.

  3. (in the modern pantomime) a foolish, vicious old man, the butt and accomplice of the clown.



pantaloon

/ ˌæԳəˈː /

noun

  1. (in pantomime) an absurd old man, the butt of the clown's tricks

  2. (usually capital) (in commedia dell'arte) a lecherous old merchant dressed in pantaloons

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pantaloon1

1580–90; < Middle French Pantalon < Upper Italian ( Venetian ) Pantalone nickname for a Venetian, variant of Pantaleone, name of a 4th-century saint once a favorite of the Venetians
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pantaloon1

C16: from French Pantalon, from Italian Pantalone, local nickname for a Venetian, probably from San Pantaleone, a fourth-century Venetian saint
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Then there’s de Lesseps, a charmer so adept at the art of seduction that Casanova would quake in his pantaloons watching her work.

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By the early 19th century, pantaloons emerged as a practical part of any outfit for men and women because they kept outer wear clean by absorbing dirt and sweat.

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A sleepover includes a fashion show where the “overburdened pre-teens wear four layers of petticoats and pantaloons.”

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She fixed the problem by adding full-length pantaloons.

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Around the turn of the next century, an Australian actress named Annette Kellerman toured the U.S., donning a one-piece bathing suit instead of traditional pantaloons and performing inside a glass tank.

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