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单词 pantaloon
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pan•ta•loon  (pan′tl o̅o̅n),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothing pantaloons, a man's close-fitting garment for the hips and legs, worn esp. in the 19th century, but varying in form from period to period; trousers.
  2. (usually cap.) Also, Pan•ta•lo•ne  (pan′tl ōnā, pän′-;
    It. pän′tä lône).USA pronunciation
     (in commedia dell'arte) a foolish old Venetian merchant, usually the head of a household, generally lascivious and frequently deceived in the course of lovers' intrigues.
  3. Show Business(in the modern pantomime) a foolish, vicious old man, the butt and accomplice of the clown.
  • Upper Italian (Venetian) Pantalone nickname for a Venetian, variant of Pantaleone, name of a 4th-century saint once a favorite of the Venetians
  • Middle French Pantalon
  • 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pantaloon /ˌpæntəˈluːn/ n
  1. (in pantomime) an absurd old man, the butt of the clown's tricks
  2. (usually capital) (in commedia dell'arte) a lecherous old merchant dressed in pantaloons
Etymology: 16th Century: from French Pantalon, from Italian Pantalone, local nickname for a Venetian, probably from San Pantaleone, a fourth-century Venetian saint
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