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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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  ?,  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. 
 
  The  sixth  age  shifts  Into  the  lean  and  slippered 
  pantaloon.  --Shak. 
 
  2.  pl  A  bifurcated  garment  for  a  man,  covering  the  body  from 
  the  waist  downwards,  and  consisting  of  breeches  and 
  stockings  in  one 
 
  3.  pl  In  recent  times,  same  as  {Trousers}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Pantaloon 
  n  1:  a  buffoon  in  modern  pantomimes;  the  butt  of  jokes  [syn:  {Pantaloon}] 
  2:  a  character  in  the  commedia  dell'arte;  portrayed  as  a 
  foolish  old  man  [syn:  {Pantaloon}] 
  3:  trousers  worn  in  former  times 




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