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Pants are a type of clothing for the lower body. In American English, the term refers to trousers, while in British English, it is a shortened form of underpants. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Clothing protects the vulnerable nude human body from the extremes of weather, other features of our environment, and for safety reasons. ... For other uses, see Body (disambiguation). ... Germanic trousers of the 4th century found in the Thorsberg moor, Germany Early use of trousers in France: a sans-culotte by Louis-Léopold Boilly. ... A pair of mens briefs Undergarments, also called underwear or sometimes intimate clothing, are clothes worn next to the skin, usually under other clothes. ...

American English: trousers

Pants in American English (Blue jeans)

In North American English, pants are a long outer garment worn at the hips, which in British English are called trousers. Germanic trousers of the 4th century found in the Thorsberg moor, Germany Early use of trousers in France: a sans-culotte by Louis-Léopold Boilly. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (435x650, 98 KB) from de:Bild:Jeans. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (435x650, 98 KB) from de:Bild:Jeans. ... Blue Jeans (Levis 506) Jeans are trousers traditionally made from denim, but may also be made from a variety of fabrics including corduroy. ... North American English is a collective term used for the varieties of the English language that are spoken in the United States and Canada. ... British English (BrE, BE, en-GB) is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere in the Anglophone world. ...

Trousers or "pants" can either be synonymous with pants or have a more formal connotation. Therefore, all trousers are pants, but not vice-versa: jeans are pants but not trousers, while slacks (formal pants) are both. This definition is consistent with other languages such as the Spanish pantalones, which is contrasted with pantalones cortos (shorts, or literally "short pants"). Connotation is a subjective cultural and/or emotional coloration in addition to the explicit or denotative meaning of any specific word or phrase in a language, i. ... This page includes English translations of several Latin phrases and abbreviations such as . ... Blue Jeans (Levis 506) Jeans are trousers traditionally made from denim, but may also be made from a variety of fabrics including corduroy. ... Trousers are now acceptable clothing for men or women. ... For other uses, see Shorts (disambiguation). ...

Other uses in American English

• In American English the phrase "Ants in your pants" means that someone is nervous and full of energy or unable to sit still.
• In American English "wearing the pants" is a phrase indicating power or control e.g. "She wears the pants in that family."
• "Smarty pants" refers to someone that is arrogant.
• "By the seat of one's pants" refers to doing something without planning or considering the outcome. "I doubt his company will be in business much longer; he really runs things by the seat of his pants."
• "Fancy pants" is a long used phrase meaning someone who takes on airs or thinks they are better than others, e.g. "He is a real Mr. Fancy Pants. However, in more recent times "Fancy pants" has become slang for a person that is homosexual.
• "Pants party" is a recently coined term short for "a party in my pants" or sex, e.g. "You're invited to my pants party."

British English: underpants

Pants in British English (women's knickers)

In British English, pants are undergarments. The word is synonymous with underwear, underpants or panties. It is a catch-all term that can denote anything from g-strings to boxer shorts, but all have the common feature that they are worn under trousers, skirts or pyjamas. In Japan, the word pantsu (パンツ) is a loanword from the English word pants and means underpants. A pair of mens briefs Undergarments, also called underwear or sometimes intimate clothing, are clothes worn next to the skin, usually under other clothes. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2046x1293, 472 KB) Summary Womens knickers, taken by myself Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Lingerie Undergarment Knickers ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2046x1293, 472 KB) Summary Womens knickers, taken by myself Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Lingerie Undergarment Knickers ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into panties. ... For the types and styles of womens undergarments, see lingerie. ... A pair of mens briefs Undergarments, also called underwear or sometimes intimate clothing, are clothes worn next to the skin, usually under other clothes. ... A pair of mens briefs Undergarments, also called underwear or sometimes intimate clothing, are clothes worn next to the skin, usually under other clothes. ... Womens panties or knickers Panties are undergarments. ... See Thong for other meanings. ... Boxer shorts (also known as loose boxers or, imprecisely, as boxers) are a type of underwear worn by men. ... A loanword (or loan word) is a word directly taken into one language from another with little or no translation. ...

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