‖ trotteur fem. trotteuse.
(trɔtœr), (trɔˈtœz)
[Fr.]
= trotter: see trotter skirt (prec. 6).
| 1904 Daily Chron. 6 Feb. 9/1 The short trotteuse costume is quite out of place at a wedding. Ibid. 20 Feb. 8/5 The trotteuse skirt..is being more and more worn. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 29 May 15/2 Seaside dresses..are short, and the pleated trotteur skirt can scarcely be improved upon. 1910 Ibid. 15 Apr. 5/3 The black and white check ‘trotteur’. |