A garment for men, consisting of breeches and stockings in one: so called because worn by Venetians.

In the early years of the nineteenth century, tight-fitting garments for the thighs and legs, worn by men of fashion, generally buttoned around the lower part of the calf, or sometimes tied with ribbons at this point.

Trousers—the modern trousers having succeeded to the pantaloons by a gradual transition.

Synonyms See trousers.

noun. An article of clothing covering each leg separately, that covers the area from the waist to the ankle.

"Emperor of Russia, one day ordered the soldiers to stop every passenger who wore pantaloons, and with their hangers to cut off, upon the leg, the offending part of these superfluous breeches; so that a man's legs depended greatly on the adroitness and humanity of a Russ or a Cossack; however this war against _pantaloons_ was very successful, and obtained"

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