pantalets

noun plural pan·ta·lets \ˌpan-tə-ˈlets\

Definition of PANTALETS

: long drawers with a ruffle at the bottom of each leg worn especially by women and children in the first half of the 19th century

pan·ta·lets or pan·ta·lettes \ˌpan-tə-ˈlets\

pantaloons

First Known Use: 1834

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