pantaloon

«pantaloon» in Mova's school dictionary: Pantaloons were loose trousers worn long ago — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (pantaloons); old use

meaning for a pupil

1) Pantaloons were loose trousers worn long ago. tree →

2) In old plays, a pantaloon is a silly old man. tree →

sense in the lessons

old use, in stories and old plays; the word is used for trousers or for a foolish old character

examples

• The old man pointed to his pantaloons. tree →
• Long ago, gentlemen wore pantaloons tied at the ankle. tree →
• The clown in the old play was a foolish pantaloon. tree →

note

nothing for maths; a pair of pantaloons is one pair, not two.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pantaloon» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.