sansculotte noun. [sanzkju:'lɒt, skylɔt (pl. same)]L18.
[French, from sans without + culotte knee-breeches.]
1. A lower-class Parisian republican in the French Revolution (Hist.); gen. an extreme republican or revolutionary. L18.
2. transf. A shabbily dressed person, a ragamuffin. E19.

■ sansculotterie [-'lɒtǝri, -lɔtri] noun (Hist.) the principles, spirit, or behaviour of sansculottes; sansculottes collectively: L18.

■ sansculottic adjective (a) pertaining to the sansculottes or to sansculottism, revolutionary; (b) inadequately or improperly clothed: E19.

■ sansculottish adjective = sansculottic (a) L18.

■ sansculottism noun (Hist.) the principles or practice of sansculottes L18.

■ sansculottist noun (Hist.) an advocate or supporter of sansculottism M19.

■ sansculottize verb (rare) (a) verb trans. make republican in character; (b) verb intrans. favour sansculottic or republican principles: L18.

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