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Pantaloon

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Noun

1. pantaloon

a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes

2. pantaloon

a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man

3. pantaloon

trousers worn in former times

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pantaloon

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noun theatre
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

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Pantaloon

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noun
1.  [P-]
a. 
a stock character in commedia dell'arte, usually a slender, foolish old man wearing tight trousers extending to the feet
b. 
a similar figure in modern pantomime, the butt of the clown's jokes
2.  [pl.]; Obsolete
a. 
tight trousers fastened below the calf or strapped under the boots
b. 
later, any trousers

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pantaloon

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n.
1. often Pan·ta·lo·ne (păn′tə-lōnā, pän′tä-lōnĕ) A character in the commedia dell'arte, portrayed as a foolish old man in tight trousers and slippers.
2. A stock character in modern pantomime, the butt of a clown's jokes.
n. often pantaloons
1.
a. Men's wide breeches extending from waist to ankle, worn especially in England in the late 1600s.
b. Tight trousers extending from waist to ankle with straps passing under the instep, worn especially in the 1800s.
2. Trousers; pants.

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