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culottes — n. pl. a type of women s trousers with wide legs cut loose and full so as to resemble a skirt. Syn: culotte. [WordNet 1.5] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Culottes — (fr., spr. Külott), kurze Beinkleider (s.d.), welche zur Zeit Ludwigs XIV. getragen wurden … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
culottes — /fr. kyˈlɔt/ [vc. fr., da cul «culo»] s. f. pl. mutandine (da donna) … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
culottes — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ women s knee length trousers, cut with very full legs to resemble a skirt. ORIGIN French, knee breeches , from cul rump … English terms dictionary
Culottes — Louis XVI, dressed in culottes, drinks a toast to the sans culottes Culotte redirects here. For the cut of meat, see Top sirloin cap steak. Culottes is a word that originated in French. Historically, culottes referred to the knee breeches… … Wikipedia
Culottes — Elijah Boardman in einer Culotte. Gemälde von Ralph Earl, 1789 Culotte (von frz. cul = Gesäß) ist die französische Bezeichnung für eine Kniebundhose. Im engeren Sinne ist damit die typische Männerhose des späten 17. und des 18. Jahrhunderts… … Deutsch Wikipedia
culottes — noun /kjuːˈlɒts/ A type of loose shorts which look like a skirt; a divided skirt. Syn: culotte See Also: sans culottes … Wiktionary
culottes — [[t]kjuːlɒ̱ts, AM kuː [/t]] N PLURAL: also a pair of N Culottes are knee length women s trousers that look like a skirt … English dictionary
culottes — cu·lottes || kjuË lÉ’ts n. divided skirtn. (From French) divided skirt, culottes; rump of beef … English contemporary dictionary
culottes — /kooh lots , kyooh /, n.pl. women s trousers, usually knee length or calf length, cut full to resemble a skirt. Also, culotte. [1835 45; < F: lit., breeches, equiv. to cul rump + ottes, pl. of otte, fem. of ot n. suffix. See CULET] * * * … Universalium
