pantaloons
noun/ˌpæntəˈluːnz/
/ˌpæntəˈluːnz/
[plural]- women’s loose trousers with wide legs that fit tightly at the ankles
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- (in the past) men’s tight trousers fastened at the foot
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in sense (2)): from French pantalon, from the Italian name Pantalone ‘Pantaloon’.
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