toreador pants

American

noun

(used with a plural verb)

women's close-fitting slacks that extend to or slightly above the calf, styled after the pants traditionally worn by Spanish bullfighters.

toreador pants British

plural noun

tight-fitting women's trousers reaching to midcalf or above the ankle

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Girls in the crowd affect tight toreador pants; the boys are mighty sharp in Ivy League coats and peaked caps pulled down tight to their dark glasses.

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Wearing only a pair of white toreador pants and a pair of suede chukka boots, Dan Lamore, 31, was gaudy enough.

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Marietto knows his way around every thing except the local schoolhouse and is just old enough to appreciate the fact that he is just small enough to be hip-high to a pair of toreador pants.

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A few paces away in tiny Monaco, Grandma Marlene Dietrich headed for Paris in a huff after Monte Carlo's stuffy old Casino refused to admit her in toreador pants.

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His costume includes a baby blue pantsuit with flowered muffler, a yellow negligee and gold toreador pants with a white sleeveless top.

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