Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The tricks or behaviour of a pantaloon; buffoonery.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare The character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery.
- noun Materials for pantaloons.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun dated The character or performances of a
pantaloon ;buffoonery . - noun dated
Materials used to makepantaloons .
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Examples
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After a precious piece of work, she fixed herself in my house, really and truly without my consent; but, owing to my indolence, and not being able to keep my countenance, for if I began in a rage, she always finished by making me laugh with some Venetian pantaloonery or another; and the gipsy knew this well enough, as well as her other powers of persuasion, and exerted them with the usual tact and success of all she-things; high and low, they are all alike for that.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals Thomas Moore 1815
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