This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
culottes
[ koo-lots, kyoo- ]
/ kuˈlɒts, kyu- /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun (used with a plural verb)
Sometimes cu·lotte . women's pants, usually knee-length or calf-length, cut full to resemble a skirt.
QUIZ
ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?
We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.
Question 1 of 8
Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
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
Words nearby culottes
culminant, culminate, culmination, culminative, culo, culottes, culpa, culpability, culpable, culpable homicide, Culpeper
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
How to use culottes in a sentence
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012