Pantaloon Definition

păntə-lo͝on

pantaloons

noun

Men's wide breeches extending from waist to ankle, worn especially in England in the late 1600s.

American Heritage

A stock character in commedia dell'arte, usually a slender, foolish old man wearing tight trousers extending to the feet.

Webster's New World

Tight trousers fastened below the calf or strapped under the boots.

Webster's New World

A similar figure in modern pantomime, the butt of the clown's jokes.

Webster's New World

Later, any trousers.

Webster's New World

Origin of Pantaloon

Borrowing from French pantalon, from Italian Pantaleone, a traditional character in 16th-century Italian comedy. See “Commedia dell'arte" in Wikipedia. The name is of Ancient Greek origin and loosely translates as "entirely lion." See παν (pan) and λέων (leōn).

From Wiktionary
French Pantalon from Italian Pantalone after San Pantalone , or Saint Pantaleon (died ad 303), Roman physician and martyr

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
French pantalon a kind of trouser from Pantalon Pantaloon Pantaloon

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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