'Pantaloon' definitions:
Definition of 'Pantaloon'
(from WordNet)
noun
A buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes
noun
A character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man
noun
Trousers worn in former times
Definition of 'Pantaloon'
From: GCIDE
- 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. Pantale`wn, 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. [1913 Webster]
- The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slippered pantaloon. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. pl. A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one. [1913 Webster]
- 3. pl. In recent times, a loose-fitting variety of Trousers, often of less than ankle length. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Synonyms of 'Pantaloon'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- buffo,
- buffoon,
- clown,
- Columbine,
- fool,
- Hanswurst,
- Harlequin,
- harlequin,
- jack-pudding,
- jester,
- merry-andrew,
- motley,
- motley fool,
- Pantalone,
- pickle-herring,
- Polichinelle,
- Pulcinella,
- Punch,
- Punchinello,
- Scaramouch,
- zany
Synonyms of 'pantaloon'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- breeches,
- breeks,
- britches,
- centenarian,
- dotard,
- elder,
- Father Time,
- gaffer,
- geezer,
- golden-ager,
- gramps,
- grandfather,
- grandsire,
- graybeard,
- jeans,
- Methuselah,
- Nestor,
- nonagenarian,
- octogenarian,
- old chap,
- old codger,
- old dog,
- old duffer,
- old geezer,
- old gent,
- old gentleman,
- old man,
- Old Paar,
- old party,
- old-timer,
- older,
- oldster,
- pair of trousers,
- pantaloons,
- pants,
- patriarch,
- presbyter,
- senior citizen,
- septuagenarian,
- sexagenarian,
- slacks,
- the quiet-voiced elders,
- trews,
- trousers,
- venerable sir,
- veteran