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
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 • May 26, 2022
Trousers were loose-fitting harem pants with wrapped details, paired, for example, with a crisscross top.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2021
Price sported a Black Flag tattoo and regularly wore a leather biker jacket, although he sometimes showed up in harem pants or tennis clothes.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 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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