About The Word Pantaloon
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Pantaloon
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What's The Definition Of Pantaloon?
[n] trousers worn in former times
[n] a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man [n] a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes Synonyms | Synonyms for Pantaloon: Related Terms | Find terms related to Pantaloon: breeches | breeks | britches | buffo | buffoon | centenarian | clown | Columbine | dotard | elder | Father Time | fool | gaffer | geezer | golden-ager | gramps | grandfather | grandsire | graybeard | Hanswurst | Harlequin | jack-pudding | jeans | jester | merry-andrew | Methuselah | motley | motley fool | Nestor | nonagenarian | octogenarian | old chap | old codger | old dog | old duffer | old geezer | old gent | old gentleman | old man | Old Paar | old party | older | oldster | old-timer | pair of trousers | Pantalone | pantaloons | pants | patriarch | pickle-herring | Polichinelle | presbyter | Pulcinella | Punch | Punchinello | Scaramouch | senior citizen | septuagenarian | sexagenarian | slacks | the quiet-voiced elders | trews | trousers | venerable sir | veteran | zany See Also | buffoon | character | clown | fictional character | fictitious character | pants | trousers Pantaloon In Webster's Dictionary \Pan`ta*loon"\, n. [F. pantalon, fr. It. pantalone, a
masked character in the Italian comedy, who wore breeches and
stockings that were all of one piece, from Pantaleone, the
patron saint of Venice, which, as a baptismal name, is very
frequent among the Venetians, and is applied to them by the
other Italians as a nickname, fr. Gr. ?, lit., all lion, a
Greek personal name.]
1. A ridiculous character, or an old dotard, in the Italian
comedy; also, a buffoon in pantomimes. --Addison.
The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slippered
pantaloon. --Shak.
2. pl. A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from
the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and
stockings in one.
3. pl. In recent times, same as {Trousers}.
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