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culottes

/ˈkuːlɑts/

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What does culottes mean?

noun

  1. A type of loose shorts which look like a skirt; a divided skirt.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈkuːlɑts/

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The French noblesse chose to have the people ’sans culottes,’ and they had ’sans culotte’ governors to their hearts’ content.
Harriet Beecher StoweUncle Tom's CabinProject Gutenberg ebook #203
Refoncez dans vos culottes Le bout d’ chemis’ qui vous pend.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
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If, on the other hand, you have a Chow as a companion and friend, do not be at all troubled if his ruff, yoke, culottes and tail are white or cream-coloured.
Robert LeightonDogs and All about ThemProject Gutenberg ebook #10991
Robespierre declared before the Convention ``that all the sans- culottes will be paid at the expense of the public treasury, which will be fed by the rich,'' and in spite of requisitions and the guillotine the treasury remained empty.
Gustave Le BonThe Psychology of RevolutionProject Gutenberg ebook #448