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bell-bottom

bell-bottom adjective: a style of pants in which the end of each pantleg flares out dramatically from the knee downward, like the mouth of a bell.

Adjective

bell-bottom (not comparable)

  1. A style of pants in which the end of each pantleg flares out dramatically from the knee downward, like the mouth of a bell.

Phrases with bell-bottom

Questions about bell-bottom

What does bell-bottom mean?
Bell-bottom means a style of pants in which the end of each pantleg flares out dramatically from the knee downward, like the mouth of a bell.
What part of speech is bell-bottom?
Bell-bottom is an adjective.

Words near bell-bottom in the dictionary

  1. Bell's vireo
  2. bell, book and candle
  3. bell-bearer
  4. bell-bearers
  5. bell-bind
  6. bell-bottom
  7. bell-bottom trousers
  8. bell-bottomed
  9. bell-bottomed trousers
  10. bell-bottoms
  11. bell-collar

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