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“pantaloons” in Latin
brācaetrousers; breeches, britches, pantsstrictustightened, compressed, having been tightened; drawn (of a sword)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pantaloons
*braccae (bracae) strictae. ☞ Not feminalia, which were bound round the thighs, etc., in cold weather: to put on pantaloons, braccas (bracas) sibi induere, or braccis (bracis) se induere. Vid: also, BREECHES.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pantaloons?
- The usual Latin words for “pantaloons” are brācae, strictus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.