bell-bottomed

adjective

Of or pertaining to a style of pants in which the end of each pantleg flares out dramatically from the knee downward, like the mouth of a bell.

Meanings

adjectivebell-bottomed (comparative more bell-bottomed, superlative most bell-bottomed)

comparative more bell-bottomed · superlative most bell-bottomed

  1. Of or pertaining to a 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

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish leveälahkeinen
  • leveälahkeinenof a style of pants
Spanish acampanado
  • acampanadoof a style of pants
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APA

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Chicago

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