harem pants

American  

plural noun

1. women's pants usually made of soft fabric and having full legs gathered at the ankle.

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Etymology

Origin of harem pants

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Paltrow — wearing a cream-colored knit sweater, tweed harem pants and aviator-style reading glasses — shielded her face from photographers using a blue “GP”-initialed notebook as she entered and exited the courtroom.

From Washington Times

Ingres and Matisse transformed the reclining body into an odalisque, dressing their women in sheer harem pants and silk turbans, decorating them with bejeweled peacock-feather fans.

From Los Angeles Times

The fruits of a violent imperial system lie behind the work’s bright, bouncy “Chinese” dance, with its pleated fans and parasols, and its slow, seductive “Arabian” scene, with ballerinas in gossamer harem pants.

From Washington Post

The pair of patterned harem pants he wore to every show of his first tour, which started in 2015 and lasted for two years, came about when he tried on a pair of his sister’s.

From New York Times

“I did purposely steer away from harem pants,” she said.

From New York Times