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French knickers
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English
Noun
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en UK A type of full-fitting women's underwear and/or sleepwear.
en 3 Dec 2004 Jess Cartner-Morley Present perfect The Guardian For this reason, any woman would much, much rather receive a pair of silk French knickers trimmed with antique lace that require handwashing in Evian water and which she will never actually wear than the three-pack of tummy-control pants from M&S that she desperately needs.
Translations
type of underwear
French: fr culotte-short f, fr culotte flottante f, fr shorty m
Russian: ru панталончики p colloquial
en Underwear