culotte — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brash adj Overconfident and tactless, often in a way that ignores how others feel.
- breech noun The back part of a gun barrel, where the ammunition is loaded, behind the firing chamber.
- breeches noun Trousers that end at or just below the knee, historically menswear, now mostly seen in riding and formal military dress.
- drawers noun Underwear worn on the legs, especially loose-fitting undergarments.
- panties noun Underpants worn by women and girls.
- pants noun An outer garment covering the body from the waist down, with separate legs; trousers.
Senses
culotte is used for these senses in English:
- breech (historical, now only, _, in the plural, or, attributive) A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks. [from 11th c.]
- breeches (historical) A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.
- drawers (dated, or, regional, informal) Underpants, especially long underpants.
- panties Underpants for women and girls.
- pants (chiefly, UK) An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants. [from 19th c.]
brash — full definition
- adj Overconfident and tactless, often in a way that ignores how others feel.
- adj Bold or showy in an unsubtle, sometimes tasteless way.
breech — full definition
- noun The back part of a gun barrel, where the ammunition is loaded, behind the firing chamber.
- noun Used to describe a baby positioned to be born bottom- or feet-first instead of head-first.