noun
- a garment that resembles a skirt but is actually divided like shorts or trousers
Usage: often used in plural form ‘culottes’
Examples
- She wore navy culottes to the office meeting.
- The tennis player preferred culottes over a traditional skirt for better mobility.
- Her summer wardrobe included several pairs of lightweight culottes.
- The school uniform allowed students to wear either a skirt or culottes.
- The fashion designer created a modern culotte with wide legs.
- Culottes became popular in the 1960s as a practical alternative to skirts.