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Pantaloon

Pan·ta·loon [ pàntə ln ]


noun 
Definition:
 
commedia dell'arte character: a character in Italian commedia dell'arte, a very thin man of advanced years who is easily tricked and who wears pantaloons and slippers

[Late 16th century. Via French< Italian Pantalone, probably after San Pantaleone "St. Pantaleon," popular saint in Venice]
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