toreador pants

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)

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

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toreador pants British  

plural noun

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

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Example Sentences

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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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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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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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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Stay out of toreador pants and stretch pants; wear Jax slacks.

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