Capri pants

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noun (used with a plural verb)

women's casual trousers with a tapered leg that end above the ankle and a vertical slit at the outside bottom edge.

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Also called Ca·pris

[kuh-preez] /kəˈpriz/ .

Origin of Capri pants

First recorded in 1955–60; after the island of Capri

Words nearby Capri pants

caprifig, caprifoliaceous, caprine, capriole, Capriote, Capri pants, Caprivi Strip, caproate, cap rock, caproic acid, caprolactam

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How to use Capri pants in a sentence

So here I am in my requisite Lululemon pants, grunting along to an old hip-hop song at a most ungodly hour.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He wore white gloves, a dignified long black coat, and matching pants and vest, and he carried a dark walking stick.
The Black Man Who Replaced Jefferson Davis in the Senate|Philip Dray|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If you Google “Muslim Christmas tree star” you will see a list of right-wing websites wetting their pants over this.
Why Muslims Love Jesus Too|Dean Obeidallah|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Plaza Hotel cooked a fancy-pants latke with red wine braised oxtail, horseradish sunchoke cream, and crispy kale.
I Ate Potato Pancakes Til I Plotzed|Emily Shire|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Shirtless bros with pillowy lips and cargo pants pulled down to expose tufts of pubic hair.
Abercrombie & Ditch: The Fall of the House of Tween|Lizzie Crocker|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You're ridin' game in a tough place, as any man has to do who starts with only his pants and his head on.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete|Gilbert Parker
He is an old, grizzled man dressed in dungaree pants, a sweater, and a woolen cap with ear flaps.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various
He wears the same corduroy pants that Uncle Ben gave him on his twenty-first birthday.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
He was of middle age, black as anthracite coal, bald-headed, (p. 226) and was dressed in pants and coat made of old sailcloth.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
He was dressed in pants made of old sailcloth, and the tattered cast-off blouse of a Union soldier.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.

British Dictionary definitions for Capri pants

Capri pants

Capris

pl n

women's tight-fitting trousers

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