Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pantdress en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US) A pair of loose pants/trousers for women, resembling a dress.
    • Classic, box-pleated skimmers and pantdresses stay crisp and fresh, won't wrinkle or wilt! 1969, The New York Times Magazine (part 3)
    • Girls wore the pantdresses and culottes forbidden during school hours. Miniskirts and pantdresses “would have been unthinkable in this section of the country earlier,” a reporter observed. 2000, Ruth Rubinstein, Society's Child: Identity, Clothing, And Style, page 222:
    • Most deceptive pantdress is this deep-pleated one in bonded blue crepe from Stchli. 1967, Ebony, volume 23, number 1, page 165:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pantdresses Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

culottes