pantalet

English

a pair of pantalets

Alternative forms

pantalette

Noun

pantalet (plural pantalets)

1. One of the legs of loose-fitting undertrousers formerly worn under the skirt of children and women in the 19th century. They could be worn as two garments, or joined as one.

Related terms

• pantaloon
• pants

References

• “pantalet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• tea plant