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Definition of pants
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: an outer garment covering each leg separately and usually extending from the waist to the ankle
a pair of pants wearing short/long pants
—often used before another noun a pants leg —sometimes used in the singular form pant especially before another noun and in clothing catalogs a pant lega classic khaki pant
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“Pants.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pants. Accessed 2 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of pants was in 1833
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