(pan′tə·ln′) noun
1. In pantomimes, an absurd old man on whom the clown plays tricks.
2. plural Trousers; formerly, a tight–fitting garment for the legs. [<F pantalon <Ital. pantalone a clown <Pantalone, nickname for a Venetian, after Pantaleone, a popular Venetian saint]

(pan′tə·ln′)
In early Italian comedies, an old dotard wearing a certain kind of tight–fitting trousers.