Pantaloon
[pæntə'luːn] or [,pæntl'ʊn]
Definition
(noun.) trousers worn in former times.
(noun.) a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man.
(noun.) a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes.
Editor: Luke--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A ridiculous character, or an old dotard, in the Italian comedy; also, a buffoon in pantomimes.
(n.) A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one.
(n.) In recent times, same as Trousers.
Typed by Edmund
Definition
n. in pantomimes a ridiculous character a buffoon: (orig.) a ridiculous character in Italian comedy also a garment worn by him consisting of breeches and stockings all in one piece: (pl.) a kind of trousers.—n. Pantaloon′ery buffoonery.
Checked by Letitia
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A nether habiliment of the adult civilized male. The garment is tubular and unprovided with hinges at the points of flexion. Supposed to have been invented by a humorist. Called 'trousers ' by the enlightened and 'pants ' by the unworthy.
Typed by Bert
Examples
- The fifth compartment represents the clown as having jumped over pantaloon's head, and coming down to the ground; and in each succeeding division his farther descent is shown, till, in No. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- In the third division he is shown still higher in the air; and in the fourth he is mounted above the shoulders of pantaloon, who retains the same posture as at first. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- It is thus that the figures of pantaloon and clown become visible, and their apparent relative movements are occasioned. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
Checker: Luther