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Fashion

Fall-front breeches

culotte à pont

Breeches with a front fall or flap.

From the book

The Gods Are Athirst

Anatole France · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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Meaning

Phrase.

Breeches with a front fall or flap. Henry’s pale-blue pair fits closely enough to display the muscles of his legs, with dark braid across his thighs. The technical clothing phrase participates in the narrator’s comparison of the dragoon to a dancer dressed for an amorous military role.

Places to read

  1. Chapter VII, paragraph 16FrenchUne culotte à pont: A pair of fall-front breeches. The translation specifies the fastening style rather than translating pont as an actual bridge.