Sans Culottides
Preserved but no longer current.
The five complementary days added to the twelve months of the Revolutionary Calendar, each month being made to consist of thirty days. The days were named in honour of the sans culottes, and made idle days or holidays.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Sans Culottides” mean?
The five complementary days added to the twelve months of the Revolutionary Calendar, each month being made to consist of thirty days. The days were named in honour of the sans culottes, and made idle days or holidays.
Is “Sans Culottides” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.