PANTALOON

One of the chief characters in all pantomimic representations. He was originally dre ed in a manner similar to that from which a well-known article of modern dre has derived its name. His name is said by antiquarians to be derived from the Italian words " Pianta-leone," as it were the " lion planter," in allusion to the boastful language of the Venetians. (See Lord Byron's Childe Harold, canto iv.) The pantaloon of the original Italian pantomime was a Venetian burgher. ^. PANTECHNICON (Gr. trxv, and Tixy*!, art), signifies a place in which, as the term imports, every species of workmanship is collected and exposed for safe. The large building near Belgrave Square is an excellent specimen of this modern invention. [s. 891]