culottes

cu·lotte

(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.]

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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]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

cu•lottes

(kuˈlɒts, kyu-)

also cu•lotte′,

(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.

Translations

culotte

szoknyanadrág

culottes

[kjʊːˈlɒts] NPL → falda fsing pantalón

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

culottes

[kjuːˈlɒts] npl → jupe-culotte f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

culottes

pl → Hosenrock m; a pair of culottes → ein Hosenrock

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

culottes

[kjuːˈlɒts] npl → gonna f pantalone inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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The French noblesse chose to have the people `sans culottes,' and they had `sans culotte' governors to their hearts' content.

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