bell-bottoms

plural noun

1. trousers that flare from the knee and have wide bottoms

Derived Forms

• ˈbell-ˌbottomed, adjective

Example Sentences

Dressed in 7-inch neon heels and translucent yellow bell-bottoms, Mary Serritella was defying gravity and expectations on a recent Wednesday night at Hollywood’s Bourbon Room.

From Los Angeles Times

She held public office continuously since she was first elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1969, the days of bell-bottoms and love beads.

From Washington Times

Models at her show last year came down the runway in silk cargo pants, a baby-blue faux-fur skirt, flower-embroidered bell-bottoms and even deconstructed football jerseys with glittery stripes on their baggy sleeves.

From Washington Post

But to screen “Schoolhouse Rock” as an adult is to visit a different period in cultural history, and not just because of the bell-bottoms.

From New York Times

“I’m going to miss her. ... I am scared right now, as I hang up my bell-bottoms and say goodbye to ‘Halloween.’

From Los Angeles Times