sans-culotte

[ sanz-kyoo-lot, -koo-; French sahn-ky-lawt ]

/ ˌsænz kyʊˈlɒt, -kʊ-; French sɑ̃ küˈlɔt /

noun, plural sans-cu·lottes [sanz-kyoo-lots, -koo-; French sahn-ky-lawt]. /ˌsænz kyʊˈlɒts, -kʊ-; French sɑ̃ küˈlɔt/.

(in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.

any extreme republican or revolutionary.

Origin of sans-culotte

1780–90; <French: literally, without knee breeches

OTHER WORDS FROM sans-culotte

sans-cu·lot·tic

[sanz-kyoo-lot-ik, -koo-], /ˌsænz kyʊˈlɒt ɪk, -kʊ-/, adjectivesans-cu·lot·tish, adjectivesans-cu·lot·tism, nounsans-cu·lot·tist, noun

Words nearby sans-culotte

San Ramon, San Remo, sans, San Salvador, San Salvador Island, sans-culotte, sans doute, San Sebastián, Sansei, sansevieria, sans gêne

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Example sentences from the Web for sans-culotte

"These are all sans-culotte literature, I take it," said his Lordship; but the youth was stupefied and silent.
The Fortunes Of Glencore|Charles James Lever
Two men in sans-culotte costume were seated at a small table in the restaurant of Père Lefèvre.
When a Cobbler Ruled a King|Augusta Huiell Seaman
A sans-culotte, who lived near by and whose suspicions had been aroused, followed him one evening.
Which?|Ernest Daudet
Clearly the sans-culotte of Brussels was a mere tinsel imitation of the genuine article at Paris.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond

Fancy living in a room with David's sans-culotte Leonidas staring perpetually in your face!
The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh|William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for sans-culotte

sans-culotte

/ (ˌsænzkjʊˈlɒt, French sɑ̃kylɔt) /

noun

(during the French Revolution)

(originally) a revolutionary of the poorer class
(later) any revolutionary, esp one having extreme republican sympathies

any revolutionary extremist

Derived forms of sans-culotte

sans-culottism, nounsans-culottist, noun

Word Origin for sans-culotte

C18: from French, literally: without knee breeches, because the revolutionaries wore pantaloons or trousers rather than knee breeches

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单词	sans-culotte
释义	sans-culotte [ sanz-kyoo-lot, -koo-; French sahn-ky-lawt ] / ˌsænz kyʊˈlɒt, -kʊ-; French sɑ̃ küˈlɔt / noun, plural sans-cu·lottes [sanz-kyoo-lots, -koo-; French sahn-ky-lawt]. /ˌsænz kyʊˈlɒts, -kʊ-; French sɑ̃ küˈlɔt/. (in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries. any extreme republican or revolutionary. Origin of sans-culotte 1780–90; <French: literally, without knee breeches OTHER WORDS FROM sans-culotte sans-cu·lot·tic [sanz-kyoo-lot-ik, -koo-], /ˌsænz kyʊˈlɒt ɪk, -kʊ-/, adjectivesans-cu·lot·tish, adjectivesans-cu·lot·tism, nounsans-cu·lot·tist, noun Words nearby sans-culotte San Ramon, San Remo, sans, San Salvador, San Salvador Island, sans-culotte, sans doute, San Sebastián, Sansei, sansevieria, sans gêne Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sans-culotte "These are all sans-culotte literature, I take it," said his Lordship; but the youth was stupefied and silent. The Fortunes Of Glencore\|Charles James Lever Two men in sans-culotte costume were seated at a small table in the restaurant of Père Lefèvre. When a Cobbler Ruled a King\|Augusta Huiell Seaman A sans-culotte, who lived near by and whose suspicions had been aroused, followed him one evening. Which?\|Ernest Daudet Clearly the sans-culotte of Brussels was a mere tinsel imitation of the genuine article at Paris. Belgium\|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond Fancy living in a room with David's sans-culotte Leonidas staring perpetually in your face! The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh\|William Makepeace Thackeray British Dictionary definitions for sans-culotte sans-culotte / (ˌsænzkjʊˈlɒt, French sɑ̃kylɔt) / noun (during the French Revolution) (originally) a revolutionary of the poorer class (later) any revolutionary, esp one having extreme republican sympathies any revolutionary extremist Derived forms of sans-culotte sans-culottism, nounsans-culottist, noun Word Origin for sans-culotte C18: from French, literally: without knee breeches, because the revolutionaries wore pantaloons or trousers rather than knee breeches 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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