culottes
or cu·lotte
[ koo-lots, kyoo- ]
/ kuˈlɒts, kyu- /
plural noun
women's trousers, usually knee-length or calf-length, cut full to resemble a skirt.
Origin of culottes
1835–45; < 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
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."
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