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   pantaloon

   /ˌpantəˈluːn/

   noun

   • 1. women's baggy trousers gathered at the ankles.
   • ▪ men's close-fitting breeches fastened below the calf or at the foot. historical
   • ▪ trousers. informal
   • 2. a Venetian character in Italian commedia dell'arte represented as a foolish old man wearing pantaloons.

   Word Origin late 16th century (in pantaloon (sense 2)): from French pantalon, from the Italian name Pantalone ‘Pantaloon’.

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