Comments on: Pair (of pants, etc.) http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/12/pair-of-pants-etc/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:19:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Ray Hathaway http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/12/pair-of-pants-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-18591 Ray Hathaway Fri, 27 May 2011 14:33:20 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/12/pair-of-pants-etc/#comment-18591 To the Word Detective: Do you speak from "facts" or do you gather your information and entries much like Wikipedia? Specifically you write: ""But “pants” in the 16th century differed from today’s jeans in that each leg was a separate garment, donned in succession and then belted together at the waist. Thus it made sense to call these “two-piece britches” a “pair” of pants..."" In all the images that are on the web I can't find one where the Pantalone character dons anything close to a two piece, chap-like, garment. As a matter of fact, any pantaloons image I find, antique, new; male, female, shows nothing other than a one piece garment. The only reference to a two piece, pant-like apparel item is, in fact, CHAPS. You seem to speak with authority on this subject so if you don't mind would you please email me a link to something that backs up your assertion on this page? I mean, if I'm wrong in my thinking, I need to stop disseminating false info. Thanks. Ray H. To the Word Detective: Do you speak from “facts” or do you gather your information and entries much like Wikipedia? Specifically you write:

“”But “pants” in the 16th century differed from today’s jeans in that each leg was a separate garment, donned in succession and then belted together at the waist. Thus it made sense to call these “two-piece britches” a “pair” of pants…”"

In all the images that are on the web I can’t find one where the Pantalone character dons anything close to a two piece, chap-like, garment. As a matter of fact, any pantaloons image I find, antique, new; male, female, shows nothing other than a one piece garment. The only reference to a two piece, pant-like apparel item is, in fact, CHAPS.

You seem to speak with authority on this subject so if you don’t mind would you please email me a link to something that backs up your assertion on this page? I mean, if I’m wrong in my thinking, I need to stop disseminating false info. Thanks. Ray H.

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