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pantaloonery

pantaloonery noun: the character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery.

Noun

pantaloonery (usually uncountable, plural pantalooneries)

  1. (dated, usually) The character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery.
    • The clownery and pantaloonery of these pantomimes have clean passed out of my head1823, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], Elia. Essays which have Appeared under that Signature in The London Magazine, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC
  2. (dated, usually) Materials used to make pantaloons.

Forms of pantaloonery

pluralpantalooneries

Origin of pantaloonery

From pantaloon + -ery.

Questions about pantaloonery

What does pantaloonery mean?
Pantaloonery means the character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery.
What part of speech is pantaloonery?
Pantaloonery is a noun.
What is the plural of pantaloonery?
The plural of pantaloonery is pantalooneries.

Words near pantaloonery in the dictionary

  1. pantalones
  2. pantalons
  3. pantaloon
  4. pantalooned
  5. pantalooneries
  6. pantaloonery
  7. pantaloons
  8. pantamorphic
  9. pantanal
  10. Pantanal cat
  11. Pantanal cats

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