PANTALOON

One of the chief characters In all term Greek, pantomimic representations." He was originally dre ed in a manner similar to that from which a well-known by the article of modern dre has derived its name. His name In the Is said by antiquarians to be derived from the Italian given words " Pianta-leone," as it were the " lion-planter," in Roman allusion to the boastful language of ihe Venetians. (See be our limits Lord Byron's Childe Harold, canto iv.) The pantaloon of the original Italian pantomime was a Venetian burgher. attained which a place1' A NT InKCwhich,IIN ICON.as the(Gr.termirav,imports,and tiXvv,every art),species signifies of the shadow. workmanship is collected and exposed for sale. The large 1. It building near Belgrave-square is an excellent specimen of ence this modern invention. societies [s. 897]