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How to pronounce knee breeches in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers
Type of trousers, pair of trousers, pant
Has types trunk hose, buckskins, plus fours, britches

Examples of knee breeches

knee breeches
Moreover, it featured Colin Firth in knee breeches, the embodiment of Mr. Darcy.
From the washingtonpost.com
Before he left knee breeches, in fact, Mendelssohn was a thoroughgoing musical pro.
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He introduced a European dress code complete with knee-breeches, tricornes, and long coats.
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Most men quickly switched to European stockings and knee breeches.
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Formerly, men not wearing military uniform would wear knee breeches of an 18th-century design.
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Military leggings only extended to the bottom of the knee and buttoned to the bottom button on the knee-breeches.
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Like the women, men's clothing was made mainly of flax and wool but their knee-breeches were often of leather.
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Carte sent Wilde and his green carnation and knee-breeches to enlighten Americans about the English aesthetic movement.
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In style, he harkened back to the days of George Washington, parading about in knee-breeches with silver buckles and tricorn hats.
From the fresnobee.com