pantalets
or pan·ta·lettes
[ pan-tl-ets ]
/ ˌpæn tlˈɛts /
noun (used with a plural verb)
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.
a pair of separate frilled or trimmed pieces for attaching to the legs of women's drawers.
Also called
trousers.
Origin of pantalets
OTHER WORDS FROM pantalets
pan·ta·let·ted, adjectiveWords nearby pantalets
pant,
pant leg,
pant-,
pantagraph,
pantagruel,
pantalets,
pantalgia,
pantaloon,
pantaloons,
pantechnicon,
pantelleria
Example sentences from the Web for pantalets
British Dictionary definitions for pantalets
pantalets
pantalettes
/ (ˌpæntəˈlɛts) /
pl n
long drawers, usually trimmed with ruffles, extending below the skirts: worn during the early and mid 19th century
a pair of ruffles for the ends of such drawers
Word Origin for pantalets
C19: diminutive of
pantaloons