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pantalettes

noun

Etymology

From pantal(oon) + -ette + -s.

  1. derived from Pantaleon
  2. derived from Pantalone
  3. borrowed from pantalon
  4. suffixed as pantalettes — “pantaloon + ette + s”

Definitions

  1. A form of long underpants with a frill at the bottom of each leg.

    • In the second row of the cavalcade were Francie, Fanny's god-daughter, now thirteen years old and already elegant in long frilled pantalettes, tartan skirts, and a leghorn hat with streamers, […]
    • A couple of shifts, some clean pantalettes, stockings, a spare pair of shoes: a suitcase is soon full.

  2. A removable kind of ruffle worn at the feet of women's drawers.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA