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pantaletteses

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pan⋅ta⋅lets

[pan-tl-ets]
–noun (used with a plural verb)
1. Sometimes, pantalet. long drawers extending below the skirt, with a frill or other finish at the bottom of the leg, commonly worn by women and girls in the 19th century.
2. a pair of separate frilled or trimmed pieces for attaching to the legs of women's drawers.
Also, pan⋅ta⋅lettes.
Also called trousers.


Origin:
1825–35; pantal(oon) + -et + -s 3


pan⋅ta⋅let⋅ted, adjective
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