| 单词 | pantaloon |
| 释义 | pantaloon /pan'tl oohn"/, n. 1. 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, Pantalone /pan'tl oh"nay, pahn'-/; It. /pahn'tah law"ne/. (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. (in the modern pantomime) a foolish, vicious old man, the butt and accomplice of the clown. [1580-90; < MF Pantalon < Upper It (Venetian) Pantalone nickname for a Venetian, var. of PANTALEONE, name of a 4th-century saint once a favorite of the Venetians] |
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