pantaloon
Example Sentences
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A sleepover includes a fashion show where the “overburdened pre-teens wear four layers of petticoats and pantaloons.”
From Los Angeles Times
She fixed the problem by adding full-length pantaloons.
From New York Times
Around the turn of the next century, an Australian actress named Annette Kellerman toured the U.S., donning a one-piece bathing suit instead of traditional pantaloons and performing inside a glass tank.
From Los Angeles Times
Bloomers, sometimes called Turkish trousers or pantaloons, were revolutionary back then, an alternative to uncomfortable full skirts.
From Seattle Times
"She gave my grandmother a veil and pantaloons to disguise herself as a Muslim woman... and gave my grandfather the money to buy tickets and run away from Sarajevo," he recalled.
From Reuters
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.