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pantaloons

/ ˌpæntəˈluːnz /

plural noun

1. history men's tight-fitting trousers, esp those fastening under the instep worn in the late 18th and early 19th centuries
2. children's trousers resembling these
informal.
any trousers, esp baggy ones

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It consisted of a pair of pantaloons made of rough cloth, of which the right side was grey, the left of a dark colour.

The president, the vice-presidents, and the stewards were to have three buttons on a slash cuff, and to wear blue pantaloons.

Caniche snatched up the pantaloons, and away she flew, the traveller posting after her, dressed only in his night shirt.

He lived at peace with all mankind,In friendship he was true: His coat had pocket-holes behind,His pantaloons were blue.

A traveller in 1845 describes the Berbers or Touriacks as very white, always clothed, and wearing pantaloons like Europeans.

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