culottes
Sometimes cu·lotte . women's pants, usually knee-length or calf-length, cut full to resemble a skirt.
Origin of culottes
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How to use culottes in a sentence
We should remodel the Government, and teach the sans culottes the hazard of trying the trade of politicians.
The assembly of the sans culottes appeared in Paris with their arms and colors.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellDuring the following night the "Sans culottes" quitted the French fleet.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2) | A. T. (Alfred Thayer) MahanIt had come from the Sans culottes, privateer, or because of damaged coffee fetched from he knew not where.
The Red City | S. Weir MitchellWhile the cassocked priests brandished the crucifix over him, furious sans-culottes simultaneously assaulted him with the pike.
The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine | Heinrich Heine
British Dictionary definitions for culottes
/ (kjuːˈlɒts) /
women's flared trousers cut to look like a skirt
Origin of culottes
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