Definitions
(used in the plural) underpants worn by women
Word origin
Shortened from pantaloons (“trousers”): borrowed from French pantalon, itself derived from Italian Pantalone, one of the principal characters found in commedia dell'arte, who wore tight trousers. Doublet of pantsu. The verb is from the noun.
Used in a sentence
“It's in the evening after dark when the blackleg miner creeps to work. With his moleskin pants and his dirty shirt, there goes the blackleg miner.”
“Look for pants with reinforced seats and knees and full-length side zippers that make it possible to put the pants on while you are wearing boots, crampons, skis, or snowshoes.”
“I rolled up the legs of the pants, then I went back into the trees.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Trousers”5 letters
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