pantaloons
Old-fashioned leg garments
Pantaloons are loose-fitting trousers, typically gathered at the ankle.
The term evokes historical costume—the baggy breeches of commedia dell'arte characters or the tight-fitting men's trousers fashionable in the early 19th century.
Today pantaloons sounds old-fashioned or theatrical: The clown wore oversized pantaloons.
Sometimes shortened to pants, which became the standard American word for trousers.
Bifurcated lower-body garment
- breechesTrousers ending below knee
- bloomersBaggy women's underpants
- knickerbockersLoose breeches gathered at knee
- britchesInformal term for trousers
leggings · culottes · jodhpurs · drawstring · waistband · cuffs · pleats · gathered
Italian masked theatrical tradition
- harlequinMasked comic servant character
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- pantomimeDrama through gesture alone
- costumeClothing for portrayal
clown · jester · buffoon · farce · slapstick · vaudeville · burlesque · carnival
Of great size
- puffedFilled with air
- baggyLoose and drooping
- ballooningSwelling or aerial drifting
- gatheredBrought into one place
flowing · draped · full · loose · airy · swelling · fluttering · undulating
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- RegencyProxy rule period
- colonialOf occupied territories
- Restoration1660s monarchical revival
18th-century · 19th-century · period · historical · antique · old-fashioned · bygone · dandyism
trousers
Bifurcated lower-body garment
- breechesTrousers ending below knee
- bloomersBaggy women's underpants
- knickerbockersLoose breeches gathered at knee
britches · leggings · culottes · jodhpurs · drawstring · waistband · cuffs · pleats · gathered · loose-fitting
commedia
Italian masked theatrical tradition
- harlequinMasked comic servant character
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- pantomimeDrama through gesture alone
costume · clown · jester · buffoon · farce · slapstick · vaudeville · burlesque · carnival · motley
voluminous
Of great size
- puffedFilled with air
- baggyLoose and drooping
- ballooningSwelling or aerial drifting
gathered · flowing · draped · full · loose · airy · swelling · fluttering · undulating · capacious
Victorian
Of a prim era
Restoration · 18th-century · 19th-century · period · historical · antique · old-fashioned · bygone · dandyism · beau
- Victorian eraparlour, Victorian etiquette, etiquette, parlor games, courtship
- 1700sMozart, Voltaire, colonial period, French Revolution, William III
- Old-timey wordsicebox, gramophone, phonograph, horseless carriage, aeroplane
- vintage fashioncorset, vintage style, vintage clothing, bustle, classic style
- historical fashiongown, petticoat, corset, bustle, chemise dress
- traditional pantsdhoti, lungi, lederhosen, jodhpurs, knickerbockers
pantaloonsjeans
Casual denim trousers
skinny jeans · cargo pants · sweatpants · yoga pants · joggers
pantaloonssweatpants
Casual athletic trousers
gym shorts · cargo shorts · cutoffs · athletic wear · loungewear
pantaloonspalazzo pants
Loose trousers, dramatically flared
bell-bottoms · parachute pants · harem pants · cargo pants · bootcut jeans