culottes
Sign in to savethumb|right|King Louis XVI (1754-1793), dressed in culottes. right|thumb|James Monroe (1758-1831), the last U.S. president who dressed according to the style of the late 18th century, with his Cabinet in 1823. The president wears knee breeches, while his secretaries wear long [[trousers.]]
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- Clothing type.name
- Culottes
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- Culottes (drawing).jpg
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- Sketch of culottes
- Clothing type.type
- Pair of shorts that look like a skirt, or shorts with a skirt-like panel in front and back
- Clothing type.material
- fabric
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- In military uniforms
- Hassidic clothing
- Culottes for women
- School uniforms
- [[Demi-denims]]
- Contemporary French under-pants
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thumb|right|King Louis XVI (1754-1793), dressed in culottes. right|thumb|James Monroe (1758-1831), the last U.S. president who dressed according to the style of the late 18th century, with his Cabinet in 1823. The president wears knee breeches, while his secretaries wear long [[trousers.]]
Culottes are an item of clothing worn on the lower half of the body. The term can refer to either split skirts, historical men's breeches, or women's underpants; this is an example of fashion-industry words taken from designs across history, languages and cultures, then being used to describe different garments, often creating confusion among historians and readers. The French word culotte is (a pair of) panties, pants, knickers, trousers, shorts, or (historically) breeches; derived from the French word culot, meaning the lower half of a thing, the lower garment in this case.