Păn’ta-lōon’,, n.

n. [Fr. pantalon, from 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, and hence a baptismal name very frequent among the Venetians, and applied to them by the other Italians as a nickname, from Gr. Πανταλέων, i. e., all or entirely lion, a Greek personal name.]

1. A ridiculous character in the Italian comedy, and a buffoon in pantomimes. Addison.
2. One of the pair of outer coverings for the legs worn by males, answering the purpose of breeches or short clothes and stockings together. [Obs.]
3. One of the long, loose coverings for the legs worn by males, reaching from the waist to the heel; — used mostly in the plural; trousers.

Syn. — See TROUSERS.