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pantaloon 音标拼音: [p'æntəl ,un] n. 老旦,老丑角,裤子 老旦,老丑角,裤子 Pantaloon n 1: a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes 2: a character in the commedia dell' arte; portrayed as a foolish old man 3: trousers worn in former timesPantaloon \ Pan` ta* loon"\, n. [ F. pantalon, fr. It. pantalone, a masked character in the Italian comedy, who wore breeches and stockings that were all of one piece, from Pantaleone, the patron saint of Venice, which, as a baptismal name, is very frequent among the Venetians, and is applied to them by the other Italians as a nickname, fr. Gr. Pantale` wn, lit., all lion, a Greek personal name.] 1. A ridiculous character, or an old dotard, in the Italian comedy; also, a buffoon in pantomimes. -- Addison. [ 1913 Webster] The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slippered pantaloon. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. pl. A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one. [ 1913 Webster] 3. pl. In recent times, a loose- fitting variety of { Trousers}, often of less than ankle length. [ 1913 Webster PJC] 21 Moby Thesaurus words for " Pantaloon": Columbine, Hanswurst, Harlequin, Pantalone, Polichinelle, Pulcinella, Punch, Punchinello, Scaramouch, buffo, buffoon, clown, fool, harlequin, jack- pudding, jester, merry- andrew, motley, motley fool, pickle- herring, zany
46 Moby Thesaurus words for " pantaloon": Father Time, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, breeches, breeks, britches, centenarian, dotard, elder, gaffer, geezer, golden- ager, gramps, grandfather, grandsire, graybeard, jeans, nonagenarian, octogenarian, old chap, old codger, old dog, old duffer, old geezer, old gent, old gentleman, old man, old party, old- timer, older, oldster, pair of trousers, pantaloons, pants, patriarch, presbyter, senior citizen, septuagenarian, sexagenarian, slacks, the quiet- voiced elders, trews, trousers, venerable sir, veteran
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