harem pants
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of harem pants
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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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 • Mar. 21, 2023
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 • Mar. 10, 2023
Trousers were loose-fitting harem pants with wrapped details, paired, for example, with a crisscross top.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2021
In a genre not known for being fashion forward, his style — harem pants, oversized jackets, bleached dreadlocks — stood out.
From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2020
She wears a scarf on her head and some brown-and-red gauzy harem pants.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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