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- [koo-lots, kyoo-]
- /kuˈlɒts, kyu-/
- /kʊˈlɒts/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [koo-lots, kyoo-]
- /kuˈlɒts, kyu-/
Definitions of culottes word
- noun plural culottes Culottes are knee-length women's trousers that look like a skirt. 3
- noun plural culottes women's flared trousers cut to look like a skirt 3
- noun culottes Women’s knee-length trousers, cut with very full legs to resemble a skirt. 1
- noun,plural culottes women's wide trousers 1
- noun culottes A type of loose shorts which look like a skirt; a divided skirt. 0
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Origin of culottes
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45; < French: literally, breeches, equivalent to cul rump + -ottes, plural of -otte, feminine of -ot noun suffix. See culet
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Parts of speech for Culottes
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adjective
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preposition
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determiner
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culottes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
culottes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for culottes
noun culottes
- dress — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- hoop — a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- kilt — any short, pleated skirt, especially a tartan wraparound, as that worn by men in the Scottish Highlands.
- sarong — a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- mini — miniskirt.
Antonyms for culottes
noun culottes
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- centre — A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.
Top questions with culottes
- how to style culottes?
- what are culottes?
- how to wear culottes?
- what does sans culottes mean?
- what to wear with culottes?
- who were the sans culottes?
- where to buy culottes?
- how do you spell culottes?
- how to wear culottes shorts?
- how to sew culottes?
- who were sans culottes?
- what is culottes?
- what is sans culottes?
- how to make culottes?
- who were the san culottes?
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