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- Dictionarypantalettes/pantəˈlɛts/
plural
- 1. long underpants with a frill at the bottom of each leg, worn by women and girls in the 19th century.
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Pantalettes are undergarments covering the legs worn by women, girls, and very young boys (before they were breeched) in the early- to mid-19th century. Pantalettes originated in France in the early 19th century, and quickly spread to Britain and America. Pantalettes were similar to leggings.
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a pair of separate frilled or trimmed pieces for attaching to the legs of women's drawers. pantalets. / ˌpæntəˈlɛts / plural noun. long drawers, usually trimmed with ruffles, extending below the skirts: worn during the early and mid 19th century. a pair of ruffles for the ends of such drawers.
noun (used with a pl. v.) 1. long drawers extending below the skirt, with a frill or other finish at the bottom of the leg, commonly worn by women and girls in the 19th century. 2. a pair of separate frilled or trimmed pieces for attaching to the legs of women's drawers. Also: pantalettes. Also called: trousers.
: long drawers with a ruffle at the bottom of each leg worn especially by women and children in the first half of the 19th century. Word History. Etymology. pantaloons. First Known Use. 1834, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of pantalets was in 1834. See more words from the same year.
1. (Clothing & Fashion) long drawers, usually trimmed with ruffles, extending below the skirts: worn during the early and mid 19th century. 2. (Clothing & Fashion) a pair of ruffles for the ends of such drawers. [C19: diminutive of pantaloons]
1. (Clothing & Fashion) long drawers, usually trimmed with ruffles, extending below the skirts: worn during the early and mid 19th century. 2. (Clothing & Fashion) a pair of ruffles for the ends of such drawers. [C19: diminutive of pantaloons]
pan·ta·let. also pan·ta·lette (păn′tə-lĕt′) n. often pantalets or pantalettes. 1. Long underpants trimmed with ruffles extending below the skirt, worn by women and children in the mid-1800s. 2. A frill attached to the leg of underpants. [From pantaloon .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
