Panta-

n. See Pantofle. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Panta- + Gr. ko`smos universe. ] See Cosmolabe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Pantograph. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Pantagruel, one of the characters of Rabelais. ] 1. The theory or practice of the medical profession; -- used in burlesque or ridicule. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An assumption of buffoonery to cover some serious purpose. [ R. ] Donaldson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dim. of pantaloon. ] One of the legs of the loose drawers worn by children and women; a pant leg; particularly, the lower part of such a garment, coming below the knee, often made in a separate piece; -- chiefly in the plural. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. pantalon, fr. It. pantalone, a masked character in the Italian comedy, who wore breeches and stockings that were all of one piece, from Pantaleone, the patron saint of Venice, which, as a baptismal name, is very frequent among the Venetians, and is applied to them by the other Italians as a nickname, fr. Gr. Pantale`wn, lit., all lion, a Greek personal name. ] 1. A ridiculous character, or an old dotard, in the Italian comedy; also, a buffoon in pantomimes. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. pl. In recent times, a loose-fitting variety of Trousers, often of less than ankle length. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. 1. The character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery. [ R. ] Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Materials for pantaloons. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which assumes, or exists in, all forms. [ 1913 Webster ]