bell-bottom
[ bel-bot-uhm ]
/ ˈbɛlˌbɒt əm /
adjective
Also bell-bottomed. (of trousers) wide and flaring at the bottoms of the legs.
noun
bell-bottoms, (used with a plural verb) bell-bottom trousers.
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Origin of bell-bottom
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby bell-bottom
Bellatrix, Bellay, bell beaker, bellbird, bell book, bell-bottom, bell-bottoms, bellboy, bell bronze, bell buoy, Bell Burnell
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