knee breeches
pl.n.
Pants extending to or just below the knee, traditionally tight-fitting around the waist and knees and looser throughout the length of the thighs.
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breech•es
(ˈbrɪtʃ ɪz)n. (used with a pl. v.)
1. knee-length trousers, often with buckles or decoration at the bottoms, worn by men in the 17th to early 19th centuries.
3. Informal. trousers.
Idioms: too big for one's breeches, more insolent and conceited than is warranted by one's position or abilities.
[1125–75; Middle English, pl. of breech]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  knee breeches - trousers ending above the knee britches - informal term for breeches buckskins - breeches made of buckskin codpiece - (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches plus fours - men's baggy knickers hanging below the knees; formerly worn for sports (especially golf) trouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" trunk hose - puffed breeches of the 16th and 17th centuries usually worn over hose plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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