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Definition of 'culotte'

Word Frequency

culotte in British

(kʊˈlɒt)
noun
1. 
a pair of culottes
2. 
the soft hair on the back of a dog's foreleg
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Word Frequency

culotte in American

(ˈkuˌlɑt ; ko̅oˈlätˌ; ˈkjuˌlɑt ; kyo̅oˈlätˌ)
noun
[often pl.]
a women's or girls' garment consisting of trousers made full in the legs to resemble a skirt
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'culotte'
Fr < cul, posterior: see culet

Trends of 'culotte'

Used Rarely. culotte is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 'culotte'

  • culminate
  • culminating
  • culmination
  • culotte
  • culottes
  • culpa
  • culpable

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Related Terms of 'culotte'

  • sans-culotte

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Definition of culotte from the Collins English Dictionary

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