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breeches::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers |
| Type of | trousers, pair of trousers, pant |
| Has types | trunk hose, buckskins, plus fours, britches |
Examples of breeches
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Moreover, it featured Colin Firth in knee breeches, the embodiment of Mr. Darcy.
From the washingtonpost.com
The son of a breeches that think they know what is best have failed this country.
From the battleland.blogs.time.com
At the ravine, we also saw Dutchman's breeches and trout lilies poking through.
From the dispatch.com
The March 28 Dispatch said four crewmen made it to safety in the breeches buoy.
From the inrich.com
Nor does he keep his anger safely in the past, dressed up in breeches and bonnets.
From the economist.com
If a Knight of the Garter wears breeches, he wears his garter under his left knee.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It was clothed in a white vest and grey silk breeches with matching stockings.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Such a notion seems as quaint today as images of legislators in wigs and breeches.
From the online.wsj.com
Hello again,I have just bought full seat riding breeches from Dover Saddlery.
From the yallsjoynt.com
- Trousers ending above the knee
- Breeches (pronounced) are an item of male clothing covering the body from the waist down, with separate coverings for each leg, usually stopping just below the knee, though in some cases reaching to the ankles. ...
- (Breeching (boys)) Breeching was the occasion when a small boy was first dressed in breeches or trousers. From the mid-16th century until the late 19th or early 20th century, young boys in the Western world were unbreeched and wore gowns or dresses until an age that varied between two and eight. ...
- (Breeching (tack)) Breeching ("britching") is a strap around the haunches of a draft, pack or riding animal. Both under saddle and in harness, breeching engages when an animal slows down or travels downhill and is used to brake or stabilize a load.
- A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes; Trousers; pantaloons; britches
- (breeching) The ceremony of dressing a boy in trousers for the first time; A conduit through which exhaust gases are conducted to a chimney; A rope used to secure a cannon; A component of horse harness or tack, enabling the horse to hold back a vehicle
- (Breeching) A stout Rope fixed to the Cascabel of a Gun, fastened to the Ship's side, to prevents its running in.
- (BREECHING) A duct that connects a steam generating units to the stack. This duct transports the products of combustion.
- "Breeching" was the time at which a young boy (age four to seven years old) would be taken out of his child's gown and stays and given his first pair of breeches (adult clothing). Sometimes a party would be given to celebrate the end of his childhood.
