Definitions for breeches
ˈbrɪtʃ ɪzbreech·es

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickersnoun

   trousers ending above the knee

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. breechesnoun

   A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.

2. breechesnoun

   Trousers; pantaloons; britches.

3. breechesnoun

   Plural form of breech.

4. Etymology: brech, brek, brec, plural of broc; akin to Old Norse brók, Danish brog, Dutch broek, German Bruch ; compare Latin bracae (> French braies) which is of Celtic origin. Compare brail.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Breechesnoun

   In this sense it has no singular.

   Etymology: bræc, Sax. from bracca, an old Gaulish word; so that Stephen Skinner imagines the name of the part covered with breeches, to be derived from that of the garment.

   1. The garment worn by men over the lower part of the body.

   Petrachio is coming in a new hat and an old jerkin, and a pair of old breeches, thrice turned. William Shakespeare, Taming the Shrew.

   Rough satires, sly remarks, ill-natur’d speeches,
   Are always aim’d at poets that wear breeches. Matthew Prior.

   Give him a single coat to make, he’d do’t;
   A vest, or breeches, singly; but the brute
   Cou’d ne’er contrive all three to make a suit. William King, Art of Cookery.

   2. To wear the breeches, is, to usurp the authority of the husbands.

   The wife of Xanthus was proud and domineering, as if her fortune, and her extraction, had entitled her to the breeches. Roger L'Estrange.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Breeches

   Breeches ( BRITCH-iz, BREE-chiz) are an article of 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. Formerly a standard item of Western men's clothing, they had fallen out of use by the mid-19th century in favour of trousers. Modern athletic garments used for English riding and fencing, although called breeches or britches, differ from breeches.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. breeches

   Breeches are a type of short trousers that extends to or slightly below the knee. They were widely worn by men in the past, particularly in the 17th and 18th centuries, and are typically associated with historical or traditional clothing. Today they are primarily seen in specific jobs or activities such as horse riding or ceremonial occasions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Breeches

   a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes

2. Breeches

   trousers; pantaloons

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Breeches

   Breeches are an item of 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. The breeches were normally closed and fastened about the leg, along its open seams at varied lengths, and to the knee, by either buttons or by a draw-string, or by one or more straps and buckle or brooches. Formerly a standard item of Western men's clothing, they had fallen out of use by the early 19th century in favor of pantaloons and then trousers. Modern athletic garments used for English riding and fencing, although called breeches or britches, differ from breeches in ways discussed in this article.

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How to pronounce breeches?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say breeches in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of breeches in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of breeches in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of breeches in a Sentence

1. Rusty MacLean:

   It was a very different game then. You could have over 300 boys on the pitch, teams could be of very different sizes, matches could last six or seven days, no games clothes, you just played in jackets, waistcoats, breeches and boots... it was fairly fluid shall we say.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=breeches
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Breeches
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=breeches
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breeches
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breeches
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=breeches
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=breeches