culotten.
/kjᵿˈlɒt/, /kjuːˈlɒt/, U.S. /k(j)ʊˈlɑt/ 1. Knee-breeches; also culotte courte. (Rare in English use.)
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > breeches
breecha1100
breeka1300
femoralc1450
hosec1460
breecha1500
overstocks1543
strossers1598
strouses1600
breeching1604
brogues1615
trousies1652
small clothes1770
knee-breeches1829
smalls1836
breekums1839
culotte1842
sine qua nons1850
terminations1863
trouserettes1875
strides1889
knee-breech1904
1842 R. H. Barham Black Mousquetaire in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 11 Ripping the lace from his coat, And from what, I suppose, I must call his culotte.
1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair xlv. 408 She said that it was only the thorough-bred gentleman that could wear the Court suit with advantage: it was only your men of ancient race whom the culotte courte became.
1877 Encycl. Brit. VI. 472/2 Towards the beginning of the 17th century, the high hose..were transformed into ‘culottes’, which were full and open at the knees.
1952 Granta 29 Nov. 6/1 We may hire the appropriate wigs and culottes from London costumiers.
2. (Usually in plural). A divided skirt. Also attributive.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > skirt > types of
three-decker1898
culotte1911
puffball1953
micro-mini1967
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > types of > divided
divided skirt1885
culotte1911
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > dress, robe, or gown
rumped1601
princess1866
princess cut1875
useful1879
bedgowny1885
vestless1888
sack-back1913
Winterhalter1913
sun top1937
culotte1966
1911 in C. W. Cunnington Eng. Women's Clothing (1952) iii. 105 Satin culottes, 10/6.
1927 Delineator Mar. 15 The culotte skirt, which originally made its début as a novelty, is translated this spring into practical fashions.
1939 A. Keith Land below Wind ix. 148 I was still fastening my culottes, into which I had hastily jumped.
1939 M. B. Picken Lang. Fashion 40/3 Culotte, informal trouser-like garment having leg portions that are full and fall together to simulate a skirt. Worn as sports skirt.
1960 Harper's Bazaar July 55 A daring revival from the thirties—the culotte..wide pyjama-legged culottes.
1966 Vogue Dec. 87 Beautiful culotte dress.
1967 Guardian 5 Aug. 5/1 Culotte skirts..and culotte dresses abound.
3. The soft hair or feather on the back of the forelegs of a dog.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > parts of > (parts of) leg and foot
dew-claw1575
water claw1611
hare's foot1747
pastern1845
toe-tufta1858
trousersa1907
culotte1928
1928 Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Dict. Eng. Lang.
1948 C. L. B. Hubbard Dogs in Brit. 462 Culotte, the fringes of soft hair on the backs of the fore-legs of Pomeranians.
1968 H. Harmar Chihuahua Guide 235 Culotte, the feathery tail on the back of the forelegs of the Pekingese, Pomeranian and Schipperke.
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