PANTALOONS
Etymology
Noun
pantaloons pl (plural only)
An article of clothing covering each leg separately, that covers the area from the waist to the ankle.
Source: Wiktionary
PANTALOON
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