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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 1960s
Familiarity information: BELLBOTTOM TROUSERS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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