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| bell-bottom |
of pants, wide and flaring at the ankles. |
| bell-bottoms |
pants that are wide and flaring at the ankles. |
| carmagnole |
the costume worn by the revolutionaries, consisting of a short loose jacket with wide lapels, black pants, a red cap, and a tricolored girdle, or the jacket alone. [1/2 definitions] |
| chaparejos |
seatless leather trousers worn by cowboys over their regular pants, for extra protection; chaps. |
| clothes |
articles of dress worn on the body, such as pants, shirts, dresses, or the like; garments; apparel; clothing. |
| cuff1 |
a folded over and usu. sewn piece of material at the end of a shirt sleeve or pants leg, serving as trimming. [1/4 definitions] |
| culottes |
women's pants made short and with wide legs so as to resemble a skirt. |
| cutoff |
(pl.) pants, esp. denim jeans, that have been made into shorts by cutting off the legs. [1/5 definitions] |
| denim |
(pl.) pants or overalls made of this. [1/3 definitions] |
| drawstring |
a cord or the like that is drawn through a sewn channel in fabric and pulled so as to tighten or close an opening, as of pants, a bag, or the like. |
| duck3 |
(pl.) pants, or occasionally other garments, made of duck. [1/2 definitions] |
| dungaree |
(pl.) pants made of dungaree; blue jeans. [1/3 definitions] |
| flannel |
(pl.) clothes made from flannel, esp. pants or underwear. [1/2 definitions] |
| harem pants |
lightweight pants for women which are fitted at the waist and ankles and have loose, billowy legs. |
| hip-huggers |
pants designed to be fitted tightly at the hips instead of at the waistline. |
| jean |
(pl.) pants made from a heavy, often blue, twilled cotton cloth. [2 definitions] |
| jumper2 |
(often pl.) a child's garment that has pants attached to a bib; overalls; rompers. [1/4 definitions] |
| lederhosen |
short leather pants with suspenders worn by men and boys in Bavaria and parts of the Alps. |
| leg |
the part of a pair of pants that covers the leg. [1/4 definitions] |
| leisure suit |
a casual suit, worn by men, having a shirtlike jacket and matching pants. |
| pajamas |
a set of loose-fitting jacket and pants worn for sleeping or lounging. [1/2 definitions] |
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