bell-bottoms
bell-bottoms — noun
1. a style of trousers whose legs widen greatly from the knee down to the hem, crea
a style of trousers whose legs widen greatly from the knee down to the hem, creating a flared shape that was especially popular in the 1960s and 1970s.
Salma bought bell-bottoms at a vintage shop and wore them to a party.
pair of bell-bottoms — standard unit for plural clothing
The dancer's bell-bottoms swayed with every move she made on stage.
Eleni still has the bell-bottoms she sewed herself when she was a teenager.
Some office workers nowadays wear bell-bottoms instead of ordinary trousers for a retro look.
Rodrigo bought three pairs of bell-bottoms after seeing old photos of 1970s fashion.
- flared trousers
the broader, more neutral term for trousers that widen below the knee; 'bell-bottoms' implies a more dramatic flare.
- flares
informal British shortening of 'flared trousers'; very common in the UK but less so in the US.
- straight-leg trousers
trousers with a consistent leg width from hip to hem, the opposite cut.
- skinny jeans
tight-fitting jeans that taper at the ankle, contrasting with the wide hem of bell-bottoms.
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Always used in plural form, like 'trousers' or 'jeans'. The singular form 'bell-bottom' is used only as a modifier before another noun (for example, 'bell-bottom jeans').