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JadziaDax · 07-18-2003, 01:47 AM

The Word of the Day for July 18 is:

sansculotte • \sanz-koo-LAHT\ • (noun) 1. an extreme radical republican in France at the time of the Revolution; 2. a radical or violent extremist in politics

A little more information about today’s word:
At the time of the French Revolution (1787-1799), knee breeches ("culottes" in French) were the height of fashion for aristocratic men. The men of the general populace could not afford such finery and instead wore the "pantalon" (long trousers). When the poorer classes rose up against the government, members of the Revolutionary army used this difference in dress to distinguish themselves from the aristocracy, calling themselves "soldats sans culottes," literally, "soldiers without culottes." Almost immediately, "sansculotte" became a noun in both French and English.

My sentence (using definition #2):
Foreign diplomats and their families fled the city just before the sansculottes launched their bloody assault on the government.

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

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07-18-2003, 01:47 AM	#116 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day July 18 The Word of the Day for July 18 is: sansculotte • \sanz-koo-LAHT\ • (noun) 1. an extreme radical republican in France at the time of the Revolution; 2. a radical or violent extremist in politics A little more information about today’s word: At the time of the French Revolution (1787-1799), knee breeches ("culottes" in French) were the height of fashion for aristocratic men. The men of the general populace could not afford such finery and instead wore the "pantalon" (long trousers). When the poorer classes rose up against the government, members of the Revolutionary army used this difference in dress to distinguish themselves from the aristocracy, calling themselves "soldats sans culottes," literally, "soldiers without culottes." Almost immediately, "sansculotte" became a noun in both French and English. My sentence (using definition #2): Foreign diplomats and their families fled the city just before the sansculottes launched their bloody assault on the government. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?