pantleg

Tube for calves

A pantleg is one of the two tubular sections of a pair of pants that cover the legs.

The word emphasizes the individual leg portion rather than the garment as a whole: He rolled up his pantleg to examine the scrape on his shin.

Also spelled as two words: pant leg.

garment

trousers

Bifurcated lower-body garment

khakis · cuffs · seams · pockets · beltloops · waistband · overalls · inseam · crease · pleat

style

bell-bottoms

Flared-leg trousers

tapered · cargo · high-waisted · low-rise · palazzo · culottes · cropped · capri · pegged · rolled

alteration

hemming

Sewing a fabric edge

lengthening · tapering · seamstress · baste · pinning · measuring · scissors · seam · marking · fitting

wear

tattered

Ripped and worn out

ragged · distressed · threadbare · worn · scuffed · faded · patched · holey · shredded · snagged

Opposites
garment component location

pantlegwaistband

Garment's upper rim

seat · crotch · rise · hip · waist

Family

pantlegs

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G