pantaloonery

English

Etymology

pantaloon +‎ -ery

Noun

pantaloonery (usually uncountable, plural pantalooneries)

1. (dated) The character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery.
   • 1823, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], Elia. Essays which have Appeared under that Signature in The London Magazine, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC:

     The clownery and pantaloonery of these pantomimes have clean passed out of my head

2. (dated) Materials used to make pantaloons.

References

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