culotte

noun

cu·lotte ˈkü-ˌlät

ˈkyü-;

kü-ˈlät,

kyü-

: a divided skirt

also : a garment having a divided skirt

—often used in plural

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Looking for a pair of relaxed or elevated jeans, corduroy utility pants or culottes, or maybe a new pair of work pants? —

Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 9 Sep. 2024 While out and about in Calabasas with Holland, the Euphoria star paired a simple white ribbed tank top with a pair of wide-leg navy trouser shorts, also known as culottes. —

Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2024 Barb and Star’s lives get saved by floaty culottes! —

Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 16 July 2024 See tuxedos where the culottes are actually basketball shorts; choirboy collars as stiff and soaring as those of a high court judge; hammered bronze and silver sequins matched with sweats or T-shirts; and the most dramatic taffeta opera cloaks over ratty old tighty whities. —

Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for culotte