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pantalets

pan·ta·lets
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pan-tl-ets]
    • /ˌpæn tlˈɛts/
    • /pæntəˈlets/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pan-tl-ets]
    • /ˌpæn tlˈɛts/

Definitions of pantalets word

  • noun pantalets Sometimes, pantalet. long drawers extending below the skirt, with a frill or other finish at the bottom of the leg, commonly worn by women and girls in the 19th century. 1
  • noun pantalets a pair of separate frilled or trimmed pieces for attaching to the legs of women's drawers. 1
  • noun plural pantalets long drawers, usually trimmed with ruffles, extending below the skirts: worn during the early and mid 19th century 0
  • noun plural pantalets a pair of ruffles for the ends of such drawers 0
  • noun plural pantalets long, loose drawers frilled at the ankle and showing beneath the skirt, worn by women during the middle of the 19th cent. 0
  • noun plural pantalets detachable ruffles for the legs of drawers 0

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Origin of pantalets

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35; pantal(oon) + -et + -s3

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Parts of speech for Pantalets

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pantalets popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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