pantaloon
/pæntəˈluːn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Trousers reminiscent of the tight-fitting leggings traditionally worn by a pantaloon.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Hic ibat, as I told you before, —Simois, I am Lucentio, hic est, son unto Vincentio of Pisa,— Sigeia tellus, disguised thus to get your love; — Hic steterat, and that Lucentio that comes a-wooing, — Priami, is my man Tranio, — regia, bearing my port, celsa senis, that we might beguile the old pantaloon."
- "They constantly followed the virtuous pair, who as constantly eluded their grasp, whilst they themselves met with every kind of misfortune, until they became clown and pantaloon, […]."
- "The Bishop is a lean and slippered pantaloon, at least in his old clerical garments which he thinks good enough for the sea."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French