pantaloon
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3ADJ.
lean
VERB + PANTALOON
became, slippered
PREP.
in
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noun
An aging buffoon.
Hic ibat, as I told you before, —Simois, I am Lucentio, hic est, son unto Vincentio of Pisa,— Sigeia tellus, disguised thus to get your love; — Hic steterat, and that Lucentio that comes a-wooing, — Priami, is my man Tranio, — regia, bearing my port, celsa senis, that we might beguile the old pantaloon.
They constantly followed the virtuous pair, who as constantly eluded their grasp, whilst they themselves met with every kind of misfortune, until they became clown and pantaloon, […].
Trousers reminiscent of the tight-fitting leggings traditionally worn by a pantaloon.
A kind of fabric.
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3Hic ibat, as I told you before, —Simois, I am Lucentio, hic est, son unto Vincentio of Pisa,— Sigeia tellus, disguised thus to get your love; — Hic steterat, and that Lucentio that comes a-wooing, — P
WiktionaryThey constantly followed the virtuous pair, who as constantly eluded their grasp, whilst they themselves met with every kind of misfortune, until they became clown and pantaloon, […].
WiktionaryThe Bishop is a lean and slippered pantaloon, at least in his old clerical garments which he thinks good enough for the sea.
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