Pantaloons
[,pæntə'lu:nz]
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. pl. Trousers, breeches.
Typist: Rebecca
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 Gordon
Examples
- All but Jack, who changed all other articles of his dress, but clung to his traveling pantaloons. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Rendered complete by drab pantaloons and a buff waistcoat, I thought Mr. Barkis a phenomenon of respectability. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Behold him in pepper-and-salt pantaloons, with his watch-guard round his neck. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The reference was to a young man of reserved appearance, in a coat and waistcoat of black, and pantaloons of pepper and salt. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Simeon Halliday, a tall, straight, muscular man, in drab coat and pantaloons, and broad-brimmed hat, now entered. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He pauses here to smile, and his smile is as dull and rusty as his pantaloons. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
Typed by Gordon