pantaloon
noun
pan·ta·loon
ˌpan-tə-ˈlün 
1
a
or pantalone
capitalized
: a character in the commedia dell'arte that is usually a skinny old dotard who wears spectacles, slippers, and a tight-fitting combination of trousers and stockings
b
: a buffoon in pantomimes
2
pantaloons plural
a
: wide breeches worn especially in England during the reign of Charles II
b
: close-fitting trousers usually having straps passing under the instep and worn especially in the 19th century
3
: loose-fitting usually shorter than ankle-length trousers
Examples of pantaloon in a Sentence
loose-fitting cotton pantaloons that are designed to be worn as loungewear
Recent Examples on the Web
What was once avant-garde (the pantaloon, the stirrup, the male stocking, the chubby old manager inexplicably kitting up in full uniform) has become passé.
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Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Several said the Duggars’ TLC show reminded them of their own strict upbringings, especially depictions of the docile, obedient Duggar children in their pilgrim collars and pantaloons.
—Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
Black women painted with dramatic makeup wear pantaloons and lacy corsets to create editorial tableaux reminiscent of a Beyoncé visual album.
—Vulture, 8 May 2023
His costume consisted of a white blouse with blue pleated sleeves, a brown vest, dark blue pantaloons, a blue cape, a fencing foil and fake brown boots.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2023
Beginning in the 1790s, U.S. officials spread throughout eastern North America and pressured the continent’s longtime residents to change their ways: to wear pantaloons, use plows, pray to Jesus.
—Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020
Louis Vuitton's wall of history Elizabethan ruffs glistened in the lights alongside medieval two-point hats, pantaloons, exaggerated wigs and crinolines Tuesday at Louis Vuitton's fall collection in Paris.
—Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2020
Anatoly enrolled his boxing prodigy in dance classes and not just any dance classes but traditional Ukrainian dance classes, called Hopak, where performers wear the brightest of boots and colorful satin pantaloons, like from the movie Aladdin.
—Greg Bishop, SI.com, 9 May 2018
Squirrel corn and the slightly pointier Dutchman's breeches both look like white pantaloons flapping on a line.
—Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 11 May 2018
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Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Several said the Duggars’ TLC show reminded them of their own strict upbringings, especially depictions of the docile, obedient Duggar children in their pilgrim collars and pantaloons.
—Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
Black women painted with dramatic makeup wear pantaloons and lacy corsets to create editorial tableaux reminiscent of a Beyoncé visual album.
—Vulture, 8 May 2023
His costume consisted of a white blouse with blue pleated sleeves, a brown vest, dark blue pantaloons, a blue cape, a fencing foil and fake brown boots.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2023
Beginning in the 1790s, U.S. officials spread throughout eastern North America and pressured the continent’s longtime residents to change their ways: to wear pantaloons, use plows, pray to Jesus.
—Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020
Louis Vuitton's wall of history Elizabethan ruffs glistened in the lights alongside medieval two-point hats, pantaloons, exaggerated wigs and crinolines Tuesday at Louis Vuitton's fall collection in Paris.
—Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2020
Anatoly enrolled his boxing prodigy in dance classes and not just any dance classes but traditional Ukrainian dance classes, called Hopak, where performers wear the brightest of boots and colorful satin pantaloons, like from the movie Aladdin.
—Greg Bishop, SI.com, 9 May 2018
Squirrel corn and the slightly pointier Dutchman's breeches both look like white pantaloons flapping on a line.
—Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 11 May 2018
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“Pantaloon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pantaloon. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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pantaloon
noun
pan·ta·loon
ˌpant-ᵊl-ˈün
1
plural
: close-fitting trousers usually with straps passing under the insteps
2
: loose-fitting usually shorter than ankle-length trousers see Word History at pants
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