Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A woman's full trousers cut to resemble a skirt.

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  • noun Singular form of culottes.

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  • noun a divided skirt

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, breeches, diminutive of cul, rump, from Latin cūlus; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]

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From the French

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Examples

  • Soldiers wore a knee breeches called a culotte, it extended from the waist to just below the knee.

    Archive 2008-01-06 de Brantigny........................ 2008

  • Soldiers wore a knee breeches called a culotte, it extended from the waist to just below the knee.

    French Regiments of the "Ancien Regime" in the Seven Years War de Brantigny........................ 2008

  • In all I would have to say the filet and the culotte were my favorites.

    Archive 2006-03-01 Barbara 2006

  • In all I would have to say the filet and the culotte were my favorites.

    Ray's the Steaks - Mystery Menu Dinner Barbara 2006

  • Fortunately, the Victorian era fashion industry co-opted the word "culotte" and introduced the "split-skirt" for women who rode bicycles or horses.

    Clipmarks | Live Clips 2010

  • Related English includes recoil, as well as a sassy word imported from French, culotte.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Related English includes recoil, as well as a sassy word imported from French, culotte.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Bottega Veneta Bottega Veneta designer Tomas Maier 's white piqué jacket and culotte were inspired by the '20s tennis player Suzanne Lenglen .

    Stylish Short Suits for Summer 2011

  • Bottega Veneta designer Tomas Maier's white piqué jacket and culotte were inspired by the '20s tennis player Suzanne Lenglen.

    Short and Sweet Alexa Brazilian 2011

  • Bottega Veneta Bottega Veneta designer Tomas Maier 's white piqué jacket and culotte were inspired by the '20s tennis player Suzanne Lenglen .

    Stylish Short Suits for Summer 2011

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  • Nickname for the Pied-Billed Grebe, so called because only its feet are visible outside of its feathers.

    December 11, 2007

  • Haha, that's cute!

    December 11, 2007