Crossword clues for pantaloon
pantaloon
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pantaloon \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. Pantale`wn, lit., all lion, a Greek personal name.]
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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. pl. A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one.
pl. In recent times, a loose-fitting variety of Trousers, often of less than ankle length.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
skinny, foolish old man in Italian comedy, 1580s; see pantaloons. As a kind of leggings, 1660s.
Wiktionary
n. 1 An aging buffoon. 2 trousers reminiscent of the tight-fitting leggings traditionally worn by a pantaloon. 3 A kind of fabric.
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "pantaloon".
Lady Fatima for the occasion, included a short blouse and pantaloons of emerald silk covered by a barracan of softest mint green edged with gold braiding.
She then donned a bodice and pantaloons of cloth-of-gold with a barracan of pale-yellow silk banded with cloth-of-gold thrown over it.
Pieces of it fell as she lifted her skirts and pulled up her underclothes, holding the buttonless waistband of her pantaloons in place.
All wore gorgeous puffed royal-blue sleeves, blue pantaloons, bronze cuirasses, and morions of the Zazesspurian civic guard.
When old Joey and Pantaloon Bowels dug up Miss Ruth Palinode and we all stood round in the cold waiting for Sir Doberman to get his damned jars loaded I must say I started thinking about Pa Wilde.
I was also glad to see a Venetian of my acquaintance who played the pantaloon in the pantomime, three tolerably pretty actresses, a pulcinella, and a scaramouch.
It has its painters, and poets, and literary staff, from the bard who tunes his harp to the praise of the pantaloons of the great public benefactor Noses, to the immortal professoress of crochet and cross-stitch, who contracts for L.
He was looking every inch the wealthy aristocrat, confident and commanding in his perfectly tailored blue superfine and the buff pantaloons that hugged his well-formed, well-exercised body.
A neatly tied white cravat, decently starched linen, dark blue superfine coat, buff-colored waistcoat with just a hint of stripes, and a pair of pale fawn pantaloons did wonders for his appearance.
After I had examined the Pantaloons, Punches, Harlequins, and Merry Andrews, I went near the grating, where I saw all the nuns and boarders, some seated, some standing, and, without appearing to, notice any of them in particular, I remarked my two friends together, and very intent upon the dancers.
She unbuttoned her plain brownberry shirt and greenbrier pantaloons and pulled them off.
With Europe constantly in their minds, they were bewildered to find the worshippers not chiefly old and young women, but men also of all ages and of every degree, from the neat peasant in his Sabbath-day best to the modish young Quebecker, who spread his handkerchief on the floor to save his pantaloons during supplication.
Hommat had a full suit of Rebel clothes, and I had stolen sacks enough at Andersonville, when they were issuing rations, to make me a shirt and pantaloons, which a sailor fabricated for me.
Castle Vanguard on horseback like all the others, he wore salt-stained seaboots, the wide pantaloons favored by sailors, and a silk scarf tying back his long hair.
But I noticed right off that Hobbes had clothed her in three sets of pantaloons.