The comical aspect of the lean and slippered pantaloon lies in the contrast between his former status as a respected figure in society and his current state of being aged and feeble. The image of him wearing slippers emphasizes his old age and implies a certain laziness or lack of vigor. This contrasts with the idea of the powerful and dignified figure he once was, making it humorous.
The Infant; the Schoolboy; the Lover; the Soldier; the Justice; the "lean and slippered Pantaloon"; and Extreme Old Age.
All gussied up and ready to paint the town red. It means to get onto your finest clothing and go out on the town.
Shakespeare did not use the word pantaloons. He did use the word "Pantaloon", the name of a character in the Commedia dell'Arte, an old and lecherous man. Gremio in The Taming of the Shrew is described as a Pantaloon. It is in this sense that he uses it in Jaques' Ages of Man Speech in As You Like It, where he says that the sixth age slips into the lean and slippered Pantaloon.
It is age Six of the Seven Ages of Man as recited in Jaques soliloquy that begins, "All the world's stage" in Shakespeare's As You LIke It -- Act !! Scene vii, It is the age before senility -- "sans teeth. sans eyes, sans everything."
In the play Julius Caesar, I don't know. In reality he was bald headed, lean and had a few wrinkles.
Sid is described as a young man with light brown hair and freckles on his face. He is tall and lean, with a mischievous grin.
Some popular breeds of dogs known for their stick-like appearance are Greyhounds, Whippets, and Italian Greyhounds. These breeds are slender and have a lean, athletic build.
Ectomorph body type is often associated with a lean and youthful appearance due to its characteristic slim build and low body fat percentage.
In the context of the song "Jingle Bells," the phrase "horse was lean and lank" describes the physical appearance of the horse pulling the sleigh. "Lean" means thin or slender, while "lank" means long and limp. This description suggests that the horse may be tired or worn out from pulling the sleigh through the snow.
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to lean = nish'an (נשען)
its not lean on you its lean on me and its Bill Withers