Pantaloon

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pantaloon \Pan`ta*loon"\, n. [F. pantalon, fr. It. pantalone, a
     masked character in the Italian comedy, who wore breeches and
     stockings that were all of one piece, from Pantaleone, the
     patron saint of Venice, which, as a baptismal name, is very
     frequent among the Venetians, and is applied to them by the
     other Italians as a nickname, fr. Gr. Pantale`wn, lit., all


     lion, a Greek personal name.]
     1. A ridiculous character, or an old dotard, in the Italian
        comedy; also, a buffoon in pantomimes. --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The sixth age shifts
              Into the lean and slippered pantaloon. --Shak.
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     2. pl. A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from
        the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and
        stockings in one.
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     3. pl. In recent times, a loose-fitting variety of
        {Trousers}, often of less than ankle length.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Pantaloon
       n 1: a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes
       2: a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a
          foolish old man
       3: trousers worn in former times

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "Pantaloon":
     Columbine, Hanswurst, Harlequin, Pantalone, Polichinelle,
     Pulcinella, Punch, Punchinello, Scaramouch, buffo, buffoon, clown,
     fool, harlequin, jack-pudding, jester, merry-andrew, motley,
     motley fool, pickle-herring, zany
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "pantaloon":
     Father Time, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, breeches, breeks,
     britches, centenarian, dotard, elder, gaffer, geezer, golden-ager,
     gramps, grandfather, grandsire, graybeard, jeans, nonagenarian,
     octogenarian, old chap, old codger, old dog, old duffer,
     old geezer, old gent, old gentleman, old man, old party, old-timer,
     older, oldster, pair of trousers, pantaloons, pants, patriarch,
     presbyter, senior citizen, septuagenarian, sexagenarian, slacks,
     the quiet-voiced elders, trews, trousers, venerable sir, veteran