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two fabric tubes that civilized the legs and started a thousand fashion wars
means A garment worn from the waist down that covers each leg separately, also called trousers.
from Short for 'pantaloons,' the long leg-coverings named after Pantaloon (Italian 'Pantalone'), a stock character of the commedia dell'arte — a lean old Venetian merchant traditionally costumed in tight leg-hugging hose. The name passed into French and English clothing vocabulary, and by the 19th century Americans had clipped 'pantaloons' down to the brisk little 'pants.' Pantalone himself may owe his name to San Pantaleone, a saint popular in Venice.
- why plural
- named after Pantaloon, a single character from Italian theater
- roman disdain
- Romans mocked trousers as barbarian leg-coverings
- british slang
- in the UK, pants means underwear, not trousers
- cavalry origin
- trousers spread because they suited riding horses
- women's ban
- a Paris law banning women in trousers was repealed in 2013
levi's 501 — iconic blue jeans first manufactured in 1873, world's best-selling trouser
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carhartt work pants — heavy-duty workwear since 1889, standard for construction and manual labor