Pantaloon (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a man's close-fitting garment for the hips and legs, worn especially in the 19th century, but varying in form from period to period; trousers.
  2. (in commedia dell'arte) a foolish old Venetian merchant, usually the head of a household, generally lascivious and frequently deceived in the course of lovers' intrigues.
  3. (in the modern pantomime) a foolish, vicious old man, the butt and accomplice of the clown.
noun theatre
  1. (in pantomime) an absurd old man, the butt of the clown's tricks
  2. (in commedia dell'arte) a lecherous old merchant dressed in pantaloons
Pantaloon (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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