Meanings
alternative broadfalls · alternative broad fall trousers · alternative broad-fall trousers
- historicalpluralplural onlyA traditional style of men's pants defined by a wide, hip-to-hip front flap that buttons at the top and sides instead of using a standard zipper or modern fly.
Synonyms: broadfalls, drop front trousers, fall front trousers, flap trousers, front fall trousers
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA traditional style of men's pants defined by a wide, hip-to-hip front flap that buttons at the top and sides instead of using a standard zipper or modern fly.
Origin
From broad (describing a wide front flap) + fall (a historical tailoring term for a drop-front trouser flap that buttons at the waist).
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broadfall trousers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broadfall%20trousers
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