Definition of skirt, pants, trousers, and pantalets
Skirt – v. to border, wrap, or cover with a skirt or something suggesting a skirt in appearance or function. N. the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
Pants – n. trousers
Trousers – n. sometimes, trouser, also called pants, a usually loose fittings outer garment for the lower part of the body, having individual leg portions that reach typically to the ankle but sometimes to any of various other points from the upper leg down. Idiom – wear the pants, to have the dominant role; be in charge: I guess we know who wears the pants in that family.
1830-40; short for pantaloons.
Pantalets – n. Long drawers extending below the skirt, with a frill or other finish at the bottom of the leg, commonly worn by women and girls in the 19th century.
Ten years ago I was living in our first home that we bought and trying to find my place in life. My Momma was over and looking out my front window. “Thea, look at that girl’s pretty hair!” Our new neighbors, whom I hadn’t met yet, had a young girl that had gorgeous hair down to her waist. “You know, she is wearing a dress and riding a bike! That has to be hard.” My Momma was very curious about this little girl. I never really took notice of the details that were being pointed out to me. “Do you think they are a certain read More >
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