pantaloon

Meaning

Noun

• An aging buffoon.
• Trousers reminiscent of the tight-fitting leggings traditionally worn by a pantaloon.
• A kind of fabric.

Origin

• Borrowed from French pantalon, from Italian Pantalone, a traditional character in 16th-century Italian comedy. See “Commedia dell'arte” in Wikipedia. The name is of Ancient Greek origin and loosely translates as "entirely lion." See παν and λέων.