PANTALOON


Meaning of PANTALOON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpan-tə-ˈlün ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French Pantalon, from Old Italian Pantaleone, Pantalone

Date: circa 1590

1.

a. or pan·ta·lo·ne -tə-ˈlō-nē 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. 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.