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单词 culottes
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culottes

[ koo-lots, kyoo- ]
/ kuˈlɒts, kyu- /
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noun (used with a plural verb)

Sometimes cu·lotte . women's pants, usually knee-length or calf-length, cut full to resemble a skirt.

Origin of culottes

First recorded in 1835–45; from French: literally, “breeches,” equivalent to cul “rump” + -ottes, plural of -otte, feminine of -ot noun suffix. See culet

Words nearby culottes

culminant, culminate, culmination, culminative, culo, culottes, culpa, culpability, culpable, culpable homicide, Culpeper
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Example sentences from the Web for culottes

  • The following one was new to me as a name, not as a dish, which was simple enough, "Culottes de bœuf à la fermière."

    Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93, September 10, 1887|Various
  • I cite the original Latin, as the word calig has been wrongly rendered by the French translator into culottes.

    History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain.|William H. Prescott

British Dictionary definitions for culottes

culottes
/ (kjuːˈlɒts) /

pl n

women's flared trousers cut to look like a skirt

Word Origin for culottes

C20: from French, literally: breeches, from cul bottom; see culet
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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