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Topic: CLOTHES

Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: Pantalon 'Pantaloon', character in a humorous play who wore such pants, from Old Italian Pantaleone

pantaloons

 noun
     
pan‧ta‧loons [plural] old-fashioned
DCC long trousers with wide legs, that become tight at the bottom of your legs
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