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# pantaloon

noun (pantaloons); old use

«pantaloon» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Pantaloons were loose trousers worn long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pantaloon/#m1)
2. In old plays, a pantaloon is a silly old man. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pantaloon/#m2)

### In the lessons

old use, in stories and old plays; the word is used for trousers or for a foolish old character

### Examples

- The old man pointed to his pantaloons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pantaloon/#x1)
- Long ago, gentlemen wore pantaloons tied at the ankle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pantaloon/#x2)
- The clown in the old play was a foolish pantaloon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pantaloon/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths; a pair of pantaloons is one pair, not two.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pantaloon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pantaloon/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pantaloon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pantaloon.html) on Mova free.