culottes


cu·lotte

C0799300 (ko͞o-lŏt′, kyo͞o-, ko͞o′lŏt′, kyo͞o′-)n. often culottes A pair of pants that usually falls between the knees and the ankles and is cut to resemble a skirt.
[French, breeches, diminutive of cul, rump, from Latin cūlus; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]

culottes

(kjuːˈlɒts) pl n (Clothing & Fashion) women's flared trousers cut to look like a skirt[C20: from French, literally: breeches, from cul bottom; see culet]

cu•lottes

(kuˈlɒts, kyu-)

also cu•lotte′,



n. (used with a pl. v.) women's trousers, usu. knee-length or calf-length, cut full to resemble a skirt. [1835–45; < French: literally, breeches =cul rump + -ottes, pl. of -otte, feminine of -ot n. suffix. See culet]

culottes

Women’s or girls’ pants cut with a wide flare to look like a skirt.
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