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Trouser vs Pantaloon - What's the difference?

trouser | pantaloon |

As nouns the difference between trouser and pantaloon

is that trouser is (used attributively as a modifier) of or relating to trousers while pantaloon is an aging buffoon.

As a verb trouser

is (transitive|british|ireland|informal) to put money into one's trouser pocket; to pocket.

trouser

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (used attributively as a modifier) Of or relating to trousers.
    • trouser leg
  • (in clothing retail and fashion) A pair of trousers.
    • And this is our linen trouser , sir.

    Usage notes

    * Outside the clothing retail and fashion industries, the use of the noun (term) to refer to a pair of trousers is rare, and often considered pretentious.

    Derived terms

    * in the trouser department * trouser pocket * trouser snake

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (transitive, British, Ireland, informal) To put money into one's trouser pocket; to pocket.
  • (transitive, British, Ireland, informal) To legally remove funds from an organization for personal use.
  • (transitive, British, Ireland, informal) To secretively steal an item or money for personal use.
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    • Anagrams

    * routers

    pantaloon

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An aging buffoon.
  • * 1593 , William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew , Act III, Sc. 1, l. 37
    • Hic ibat,'' as I told you before, —''Simois,'' I am / Lucentio, ''hic est,'' son unto Vincentio of Pisa,— / ''Sigeia tellus,'' disguised thus to get your love; — / ''Hic steterat,'' and that Lucentio that comes / a-wooing, — ''Priami,'' is my man Tranio, — / ''regia,'' bearing my port, ''celsa senis, that we / might beguile the old pantaloon .
  • * 1882 , William Ballantine, Some Experiences of a Barrister's Life , page 234
    • They constantly followed the virtuous pair, who as constantly eluded their grasp, whilst they themselves met with every kind of misfortune, until they became clown and pantaloon, […].
  • * 1960 , Lady Caroline Lane Reynolds Slemmer Jebb, With Dearest Love to All: The Life and Letters of Lady Jebb , page 213
    • The Bishop is a lean and slippered pantaloon , at least in his old clerical garments which he thinks good enough for the sea.
  • Trousers reminiscent of the tight-fitting leggings traditionally worn by a pantaloon.
  • A kind of fabric.