Culottes

//ˈkuːlɑts// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of loose shorts which look like a skirt; a divided skirt. plural, plural-normally

Example

More examples

"A typical summer Catholic school uniform for girls consists of a short-sleeved blouse together with a kilt (plaid skirt) or culottes, sometimes additionally including a pair of brief shorts to be worn under kilts for modesty."

Etymology

Borrowed from French culottes f pl.

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