"French knickers" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} French knickers pl (plural only)
  1. (UK) A type of full-fitting women's underwear. Wikipedia link: French knickers Tags: UK, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Underwear Translations (type of underwear): culotte-short [feminine] (French), culotte flottante [feminine] (French), shorty [masculine] (French), панталончики (pantalončiki) [colloquial, plural] (Russian)

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