pants

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The term 'pants' comes from the Italian word pantalone.

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  1. Same as pantaloons, 2. [Colloq. and vulgar.] The thing named pants in certain documents, A word not made for gentlemen, but “gents.” O. W. Holmes, A Rhymed Lesson. Gent and pants.—Let these words go together, like the things they signify. The one always wears the other. R. G. White, Words and their Uses, p. 211.

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  • "Vote for Style Spy, and all your pants will be the same size!"
  • His waist is so little his pants are all bunched around his belt, and he doesn't look like much except for his arms, which are ropey with muscle like he's lifted serious weight. —  AHMM,July-August2007
  • MILFORD - A man wearing red pajama pants is accused of committing a robbery with an accomplice at a mattress store in Lorden Plaza on Labor Day. —  Nashuatelegraph.com local, state, business and sports news
  • The deep side pockets in our pants are angled to keep items in, whether you're sitting or standing. —  Medgadget
  • For the first time in my life the inseam measurement of my pants is actually greater than the waist measurement! —  WCSH6.com - NEWS CENTER Local News
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