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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sans-cu•lotte (sanz′kyŏŏ lot′, -kŏŏ-; Fr. sän ky lôt′),USA pronunciation n., pl. sans-cu•lottes (sanz′kyŏŏ lots′, -kŏŏ-; Fr. sän ky lôt′).USA pronunciation - World History(in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
- World Historyany extreme republican or revolutionary.
- French: literally, without knee breeches
- 1780–90
sans-cu•lot•tic (sanz′kyŏŏ lot′ik, -kŏŏ-),USA pronunciation adj. sans′-cu•lot′tish, adj. sans′-cu•lot′tism, n. sans′-cu•lot′tist, n. |