pantalets

pantalets
pantaletted, adj.
/pan'tl ets"/, n. (used with a pl. v.)
1. long drawers extending below the skirt, with a frill or other finish at the bottom of the leg, commonly worn by women and girls in the 19th century.
2. a pair of separate frilled or trimmed pieces for attaching to the legs of women's drawers.
Also, pantalettes. Also called trousers.
[1825-35; PANTAL(OON) + -ET + -S3]

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