pantaloons

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Etymology

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    Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)
    Ancient Greek ἔλεος (éleos)
    Proto-Indo-European *-eti
    Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti
    Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
    Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
    Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
    Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
    Ancient Greek -έω (-éō)
    Ancient Greek ἐλεέω (eleéō)
    Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ
    Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn)
    Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn)
    Ancient Greek Παντελεήμων (Panteleḗmōn)bor.
    Spanish Pantaleónder.
    Italian Pantaloneder.
    French pantalonbor.
    English pantaloon
    English pantaloons

    From pantaloon.

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    Noun

    pantaloons pl (plural only)

    1. An article of clothing covering each leg separately, that covers the area from the waist to the ankle.
      • 1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 19:
        But the truth was, her pantaloons came down to her ankles, and when she got the leg of one caught in a twig, she nearly fainted[.]

    Derived terms

    Translations

    an article of clothing covering each leg separately

    Noun

    pantaloons

    1. plural of pantaloon
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