fem. trotteuse. [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. Ibid. (1910), 15 April, 5/3. The black and white check ‘trotteur.’
