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bell-bottoms

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bell-bot·toms (blbtmz)
pl.n.
Trousers with legs that flare at the bottom.

bell-bottoms
Noun, pl
trousers that flare from the knee
bell-bottomed adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bell-bottomsbell-bottoms - trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s
trouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers"
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Translations
bell-bottoms [ˈbɛlbɔtəmz] nplpantalon m à pattes d'éléphant
bell-bottoms [ˈbɛlbɔtəmz] nplHose f mit Schlag
bell-bottoms [ˈbɛlbɔtəmz] nplcalzoni mpl a zampa d'elefante


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