PANTALOON

pantaloon

(noun) trousers worn in former times

Pantaloon

(noun) a character in the commedia dell’arte; portrayed as a foolish old man

Pantaloon

(noun) a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pantaloon (plural pantaloons)

An aging buffoon.

Trousers reminiscent of the tight-fitting leggings traditionally worn by a pantaloon.

A kind of fabric.

Source: Wiktionary


Pan`ta*loon", n. Etym: [F. pantalon, fr. It. pantalone, a masked character in the Italian comedy, who wore breeches and stockings that were all of one piece, from Pantaleone, the patron saint of Venice, which, as a baptismal name, is very frequent among the Venetians, and is applied to them by the other Italians as a nickname, fr. Gr.

1. Aridiculous character, or an old dotard, in the Italian comedy; also, a buffoon in pantomimes. Addison. The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slippered pantaloon. Shak.

2. pl.

Definition: A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one.

3. pl.

Definition: In recent times, same as Trousers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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