pantalets
or pan·ta·lettes
[ pan-tl-ets ]
/ ˌpæn tlˈɛts /
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noun (used with a plural verb)
Sometimes pantalet. long drawers extending below the skirt, with a frill or other finish at the bottom of the leg, commonly worn by women and girls in the 19th century.
a pair of separate frilled or trimmed pieces for attaching to the legs of women's drawers.
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Also called trousers.
Origin of pantalets
OTHER WORDS FROM pantalets
pan·ta·let·ted, adjectiveWords nearby pantalets
pansy, pansystolic, pansystolic murmur, pant, Pantagruel, pantalets, pantalgia, pantaloon, pantaloons, pantechnicon, Pantelleria
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British Dictionary definitions for pantalets
pantalets
pantalettes
/ (ˌpæntəˈlɛts) /
pl n
long drawers, usually trimmed with ruffles, extending below the skirts: worn during the early and mid 19th century
a pair of ruffles for the ends of such drawers
Word Origin for pantalets
C19: diminutive of pantaloons
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