pantaloons
pronunciation
How to pronounce pantaloons in British English:
UK [ˌpæntəˈlu:nz]
How to pronounce pantaloons in American English:
US [ˌpæntəˈluːnz]
Word Origin
- pantaloons (n.)
- 1660s, "kind of tights" (originally a French fashion and execrated as such by late 17c. English writers), associated with Pantaloun (1580s), silly old man character in Italian comedy who wore tight trousers over his skinny legs, from Italian Pantalone, originally San Pantaleone, Christian martyr, a popular saint in Venice (Pantaleone in the comedies represents the Venetian). The name is of Greek origin and means "all-compassionate" (or, according to Klein, "entirely lion"). Applied to tight long trousers (replacing knee-breeches) by 1798; pants is a shortened form first recorded 1840.
Example
- 1. Hallah wears the stylish tunic and pantaloons common in Kurdistan .
- 2. One more , and i \'ll have your pantaloons !
- 3. He is said to have adapted the long cavalry pantaloons favoured by the10th Light Dragoons as a replacement for the knee-length breeches and stockings that were then commonplace .
- 4. And thats how I ended up dressed in pantaloons and a shirt with puffed sleeves , a scarf tied around my skull , and wearing an earring like Errol Flynn .
- 5. He wore his pantaloons very loose and baggy in summer . His coats were execrable ; his hat not to be handled .