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BELLBOTTOM TROUSERS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bellbottom trousers mean? 

BELLBOTTOM TROUSERS (noun)
  The noun BELLBOTTOM TROUSERS has 1 sense:

1. (used in the plural) trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960splay

  Familiarity information: BELLBOTTOM TROUSERS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BELLBOTTOM TROUSERS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(used in the plural) trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bell-bottoms; bellbottom pants; bellbottom trousers

Hypernyms ("bellbottom trousers" is a kind of...):

pair of trousers; pant; trousers ((usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)


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