bell-bottoms
plural noun
trousers that flare from the knee and have wide bottoms
bell-bottomed
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a word derived from
bell-bottoms.
Example Sentences
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For her first performance at the Grammys since 2022, Gaga sported a '60s-era knitted beanie and a long, lacey dress, while Mars looked equally fitting in a straw fedora and bell-bottomed suit.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2025
They grooved to the music in bell-bottomed trousers, wide-lapeled shirts and platform shoes, said Harry Manaka, author of “Chronicles of a Sansei Rocker” and a former owner of the bar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2022
Now, if upon reading “brown is back” your mind flashes through images of bell-bottomed polyester suits, fringe-trimmed suede vests and corduroy everything, you’re not alone.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
Unfinished paintings of a bell-bottomed John Travolta and nunchuck-spinning Bruce Lee adorned the walls of his crammed Accra studio.
From Reuters ● Feb. 23, 2022
Sophie Mol, hatted bell-bottomed and Loved from the Beginning, walked out of the Play to see what Rahel was doing behind the well.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
