faun·tle·roy \ˈfȯntləˌrȯi, ˈfän-\adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: after Lord Fauntleroy, boy hero of Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886) : characterized by a short tailored jacket, knee-length trousers, rather frilly shirt, wide collar with rounded corners, or large loose bow < dressed the boy in Fauntleroy clothes and kept his hair in curls — R.L.Taylor > < a fauntleroy suit > < a fauntleroycollar >