culottes
Americannoun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of culottes
First recorded in 1835–45; from French: literally, “breeches,” equivalent to cul “rump” + -ottes, plural of -otte, feminine of -ot noun suffix. See culet
Example Sentences
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I thought about all those who had denounced the popes and the church they headed before him: the sans culottes, the guillotinists, the tricoteuses; all the rationalists, the Marxists, the humanists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
It has an incredible structure that allows it to transform into an off-the-shoulder dress and culottes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
The modern silhouette includes culottes — a hot trend in Milan for next spring and summer — and leather Obi belts that shape crisp cotton dresses or corresponding cotton shirt-short sets for men.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
When the ladies float down in their culottes, that was all shot practically.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2021
“You’re wearing huge culottes compared to Lauren’s awesome teeny shorts,” Tats reassures me.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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