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Synonyms for pantaloon


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pan-tl-oon
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpæn tlˈun

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Définition of pantaloon

Origin :
  • skinny, foolish old man in Italian comedy, 1580s; see pantaloons. As a kind of leggings, 1660s.
  • As in jester : noun person who jokes, plays jokes
  • As in pants : noun clothing for legs, lower half of body
  • As in trousers : noun pants
Example sentences :
  • Pantaloon flung a great arm about the young man's shoulders.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • "That is the delusion proper to Pierrot," said Pantaloon, contemptuously.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • But it is rarely that I find it necessary to call myself other than Pantaloon.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • "That is a very original and profound discovery," said Pantaloon, quite seriously.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • A comrade slit down the leg of the pantaloon with a knife, when lo!
  • Extract from : « The Citizen-Soldier » by John Beatty
  • They made a regular clown and pantaloon o' the pair, I'm told.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete » by George Meredith
  • How often have we wished that the Pantaloon were our god-father!
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi » by Joseph Grimaldi
  • He is attended by Pantaloon, who carries on the usual by-play with Arlecchino.
  • Extract from : « Life Of Mozart, Vol. 3 (of 3) » by Otto Jahn
  • On a night of carnival how greedily the crowd assumes the pantaloon!
  • Extract from : « Hints to Pilgrims » by Charles Stephen Brooks
  • A comical creature, surely, this Chinaman, the pantaloon of civilization.
  • Extract from : « Idle Ideas in 1905 » by Jerome K. Jerome
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