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cu⋅lottes

[koo-lots, kyoo-]
–plural noun
women's trousers, usually knee-length or calf-length, cut full to resemble a skirt.
Also, cu⋅lotte.


Origin:
1835–45; < F: lit., breeches, equiv. to cul rump + -ottes, pl. of -otte, fem. of -ot n. suffix. See culet
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cu·lotte   (kōō-lŏt', kyōō-, kōō'lŏt', kyōō'-)   
n.  A woman's full trousers cut to resemble a skirt. Often used in the plural.

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