Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman's full trousers cut to resemble a skirt.
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- noun Singular form of
culottes .
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- noun a divided skirt
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Soldiers wore a knee breeches called a culotte, it extended from the waist to just below the knee.
Archive 2008-01-06 de Brantigny........................ 2008
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Soldiers wore a knee breeches called a culotte, it extended from the waist to just below the knee.
French Regiments of the "Ancien Regime" in the Seven Years War de Brantigny........................ 2008
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In all I would have to say the filet and the culotte were my favorites.
Archive 2006-03-01 Barbara 2006
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In all I would have to say the filet and the culotte were my favorites.
Ray's the Steaks - Mystery Menu Dinner Barbara 2006
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Fortunately, the Victorian era fashion industry co-opted the word "culotte" and introduced the "split-skirt" for women who rode bicycles or horses.
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Related English includes recoil, as well as a sassy word imported from French, culotte.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Related English includes recoil, as well as a sassy word imported from French, culotte.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Bottega Veneta Bottega Veneta designer Tomas Maier 's white piqué jacket and culotte were inspired by the '20s tennis player Suzanne Lenglen .
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Bottega Veneta designer Tomas Maier's white piqué jacket and culotte were inspired by the '20s tennis player Suzanne Lenglen.
Short and Sweet Alexa Brazilian 2011
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Bottega Veneta Bottega Veneta designer Tomas Maier 's white piqué jacket and culotte were inspired by the '20s tennis player Suzanne Lenglen .
reesetee commented on the word culotte
Nickname for the Pied-Billed Grebe, so called because only its feet are visible outside of its feathers.
December 11, 2007
bilby commented on the word culotte
Haha, that's cute!
December 11, 2007