pantaloon

Etymology

Borrowed from French pantalon, from Italian Pantalone (a character in Commedia dell'arte), from Spanish Pantaleon (surname).

noun

1. An aging buffoon.
   They constantly followed the virtuous pair, who as constantly eluded their grasp, whilst they themselves met with every kind of misfortune, until they became clown and pantaloon, […]. 1882, William Ballantine, Some Experiences of a Barrister's Life, page 234
   The Bishop is a lean and slippered pantaloon, at least in his old clerical garments which he thinks good enough for the sea. 1960, Lady Caroline Lane Reynolds Slemmer Jebb, With Dearest Love to All: The Life and Letters of Lady Jebb, page 213
2. Trousers reminiscent of the tight-fitting leggings traditionally worn by a pantaloon.
3. A kind of fabric.