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.

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bell-bottomedbellbottombottomed
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Meanings

adjectivebell-bottom (not comparable)
  1. not comparableA style of pants in which the end of each pantleg flares out dramatically from the knee downward, like the mouth of a bell.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of trousers) having legs that flare at the bottom

Similar
bell-bottomedbellbottombottomed
Also see
bell-bottomedbottomed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Portuguese boca-de-sino
  • boca-de-sinoa style of pants
Russian клёш
  • клёш (kljoš)a style of pants
Cite this entry
APA

bell-bottom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bell-bottom

MLA

“bell-bottom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bell-bottom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bell-bottom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bell-bottom.

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