French knickers

English

Noun

French knickers pl (plural only)

1. (UK) A type of full-fitting women's underwear.
   • 2004 December 3, Jess Cartner-Morley, “Present perfect”, in 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: culotte-short f, culotte flottante f, shorty (fr) m
• Russian: панталончики (ru) pl (pantalončiki) (colloquial)