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Meaning of "pantalets" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PANTALETS

Diminutive of pantaloons.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PANTALETS

pantalets  [ˌpæntəˈlɛts] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PANTALETS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pantalets is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PANTALETS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pantalets in the English dictionary

The definition of pantalets in the dictionary is long drawers, usually trimmed with ruffles, extending below the skirts: worn during the early and mid 19th century. Other definition of pantalets is a pair of ruffles for the ends of such drawers.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PANTALETS


assets
ˈæsɛts
castanets
ˌkæstəˈnɛts
chervonets
tʃəˈvɔːnɛts
Getz
ɡɛts
let´s
lɛts
LETS
lɛts
Metz
mɛts
Odets
əʊˈdɛts
pantalettes
ˌpæntəˈlɛts
regrets
rɪˈɡrɛts
rillettes
rɪˈlɛts
salopettes
ˌsæləˈpɛts
solonets
ˌsɒləˈnɛts
solonetz
ˌsɒləˈnɛts
sweats
swɛts
Tourette´s
tʊəˈrɛts

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PANTALETS

pant leg
pant suit
pantable
pantagamy
pantagraph
Pantagruel
Pantagruelian
Pantagruelic
Pantagruelism
Pantagruelist
pantaleon
pantaletted
pantalettes
pantalon
Pantalone
pantaloon
pantaloonery
pantaloons
pantdress
pantechnicon

WORDS THAT END LIKE PANTALETS

blood-drop emlets
bracelets
chicken nuggets
current assets
entremets
essence of violets
fixed assets
giblets
intangible assets
Langerhans islets
on the streets
Prophets
rackets
ringlets
Soviets
tickets
Tower Hamlets
triplets
walk the streets
woman of the streets

Synonyms and antonyms of pantalets in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pantalets» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PANTALETS

Find out the translation of pantalets to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pantalets from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pantalets» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

的长裤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calzones
570 millions of speakers

English

pantalets
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pantalets
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pantalets
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

панталоны
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pantalets
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pantalets
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pantalets
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pantalets
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pantalets
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pantalets
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pantalets
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pantalets
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pantalets
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழகு ஓரங்கள் கொண்ட பெண்களின் குறுங்காற் சட்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅन्टालॅट्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pantalets
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pantalets
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pantalets
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

панталони
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pantalets
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μακρό γυναικείο εσώρουχο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flets broek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pantalets
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mamelukkene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pantalets

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PANTALETS»

The term «pantalets» is used very little and occupies the 171.678 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PANTALETS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pantalets» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pantalets» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pantalets

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PANTALETS»

Discover the use of pantalets in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pantalets and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reforming Women's Fashion, 1850-1920: Politics, Health, and Art
Indeed, schools in Germany, Sweden, and England adopted the practical pantalets as part of a gymnasium suit worn by young women perhaps as early as 1807. The earliest-known representation of a trousered gymnasium or calisthenics ...
Patricia A. Cunningham, 2003
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Fashion and Orientalism: Dress, Textiles and Culture from ...
Gayle Fischer, '“Pantalets” and “Turkish Trowsers”: Designing Freedom in the Mid -Nineteenth-Century United States', Feminist Studies 23/1 (1997), 124. Fischer, '“ Pantalets” and “Turkish Trowsers” '. Fischer, '“Pantalets” and “Turkish ...
Adam Geczy, 2013
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Life in the West: back-wood leaves and prairie flowers; ...
The odious custom of wearing pantaloons " " Pantalets, I believe, Mr. Yellowley," said I. " Well, then, pantalets. I have no objection," continued he, " to see little girls — children, disporting upon green lawns and sofas, wear pantalets — but look ...
Morleigh, 1842
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Louisa of Woods' Crossing: A Story of the Texas Frontier
Paige answered, embarrassed by the question. “Thenuse these pieces tomake two pads for Amy, like the ones you make foryourself, but makethem double thick. .. and give me your petticoat and pantalets.” “Both of them?” “Yes! Both ofthem.
James Kaye, 2007
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Petticoats and Frock Coats: Revolution and Victorian-Age ...
Beneath their skirts, young girls wore pantalets. These loose, ruffled, cotton pants reached below the knee and showed beneath a girl's skirts. To keep her clothes clean, a girl wore an apron or a pinafore—a loose sleeveless cotton cover-up.
Cynthia Overbeck Bix, 2011
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The Queen of Cups
I touched my sore breasts. I smoothed my skirt again and felt a rush of warm liquid soak my pantalets. Inside, in my heart, I felt nothing. Between my legs I ached, but it was as if the pain belonged to someone else. It was not my pain. It was not ...
Mina Samuels, 2006
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Hoopskirts, Union Blues, and Confederate Grays: Civil War ...
Showing any part of a woman's leg was considered shocking during the 1800s. That prompted women to wear pantalets. For the first time in American history, women wore pants. Pantalets were two separate pieces of clothing—one for each ...
Kate Havelin, 2011
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Historical and Archaeological Perspectives on Gender ...
It consisted of a calf-length skirt over loose pants called Turkish pantaloons if wide and gathered at the ankle, or pantalets if narrow and open. The costume developed out of the short dresses over pantalets traditionally worn by girls and by ...
Suzanne M. Spencer-Wood, 2012
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Baby Items: A Consumer's Guide To Baby Products, Baby Gear, ...
Pantalets These were worn both by boys and girls. Usually, boys wore plain pantalets while girls wore the fancier ones. But there were some boys who like to wear fancy Pantalets too. Sailor suits This was basically a boy's garment but it ...
Dora C. Maher
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Wild Escapade
Felicity didn't tell her eldest sister that she'd already disobeyed her, that beneath Felicity's traveling costume, she was wearing a new pair of cotton pantaletspantalets. Never in her life had she been allowed to own such a thing until now.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PANTALETS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pantalets is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Mysterious Bloodborne Item Nobody Can Figure Out
The Bronze Pantalets. ... But, if you take the Golden Pantaloons, the Silver Pantaloons and the Bronze Pantalets to a character in a certain ... «Kotaku Australia, Apr 15»
2
Oakland author's irreverent, witty book mixes literature, texting
But the Scarlett-and-Ashley dialogue, in which Scarlett suggestively says she isn't wearing pantalets, isn't meant to suggest that Ortberg looks ... «San Jose Mercury News, Nov 14»
3
If Literature's Great Characters Could Text, They'd Charm Your …
If Literature's Great Characters Could Text, They'd Charm Your Pantalets Off. November 10, 2014 3:05 AM ET. Neda Ulaby - Square. Neda Ulaby · Facebook ... «NPR, Nov 14»
4
Margaret Mitchell's masterpiece still a moneymaker for Clayton County
Pantalets worn by Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara in the classic 'Gone With The Wind.' They are on display in the Road to Tara Museum on ... «jacksonprogress-argus, Aug 14»
5
On the delight of fashion words
“_Since eight o'clock [Scarlett] had been trying on and rejecting dresses, and now she stood dejected and irritable in lace pantalets, linen ... «The Conversation, Jul 14»
6
In Alexandria, Civil War Ball draws a crowd yearning for elegance in …
... that is the shift and the pantalets, but of course to reveal such a thing in the middle of a dance hall would be far too scandalous for 1860. «Washington Post, Feb 14»
7
Getting right to the bottom of underwear
They included bloomers, pantalets, girdles, corsets, petticoats, panniers – you name it. Helped by University of New Mexico student Julie ... «ABQ Journal, Jan 14»
8
Going back in time: Civil War reenactors make it real for Lely …
... afford the $150 cost of a sewing machine, and showed them some women's underwear, holding up a pair of pantalets the size of pillowcases. «Naples Daily News, Jan 13»
9
Mormon 'Pants Day' — debate heats up as women prepare to dress …
In the early 1850s, the LDS prophet came up with a "Deseret Costume" for women that included pantalets, or "bloomers," worn under a long ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Dec 12»
10
Manolo Blahnik misses Anna Piaggi's voice
... milliner Stephen Jones recounted one of his last meetings with Piaggi: "She was wearing Manolo patent boots, white frilled lace pantalets, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pantalets [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pantalets>. Apr 2024 ».
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