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ɪz noun ( used with a plural verb )
Idioms 1.
Also called knee breeches. knee-length trousers, often having ornamental buckles or elaborate decoration at or near the bottoms, commonly worn by men and boys in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries.
3.
Informal. trousers.
4.
too big for one's breeches, asserting oneself beyond one's authority or ability.
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noun
1.
the lower, rear part of the trunk of the body; buttocks.
2.
the hinder or lower part of anything.
3.
Ordnance. the rear part of the bore of a gun, especially the opening and associated mechanism that permits insertion of a projectile.
4.
Machinery. the end of a block or pulley farthest from the supporting hook or eye.
5.
Nautical. the outside angle of a knee in the frame of a ship.
verb (used with object)
6.
Ordnance. to fit or furnish (a gun) with a breech.
7.
to clothe with breeches.
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World English Dictionary
| breech | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the lower dorsal part of the human trunk; buttocks; rump |
| 2. | the lower part or bottom of something: the breech of the bridge |
| 3. | the lower portion of a pulley block, esp the part to which the rope or chain is secured |
| 4. | the part of a firearm behind the barrel or bore |
| 5. | obstetrics short for breech delivery |
| —vb | |
| 6. | to fit (a gun) with a breech |
| 7. | archaic to clothe in breeches or any other clothing |
| usage Breech is sometimes wrongly used as a verb where breach is meant: the barrier/agreement was breached (not breeched) | |
breeches (ˈbrɪtʃɪz, ˈbriː-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —pl n | |
| 1. | trousers extending to the knee or just below, worn for riding, mountaineering, etc |
| 2. | informal, dialect or any trousers |
| 3. | too big for one's breeches conceited; unduly self-confident |
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Word Origin & History
breeches
c.1200, a double plural, from O.E. brec "breeches," which already was pl. of broc "garment for the legs and trunk," from P.Gmc. *brokiz (cf. O.N. brok, Du. broek, Dan. brog, O.H.G. bruoh, Ger. Bruch, obsolete since 18c. except in Swiss dialect), perhaps from PIE base *bhreg- (see
break). The P.Gmc. word is a parallel form to Celt. *bracca, source (via Gaulish) of L. braca (cf. Fr. braies), and some propose that the Gmc. word group is borrowed from Gallo-Latin, others that the Celtic was from Germanic. Expanded sense of "part of the body covered by breeches, posterior" led to senses in childbirthing (1670s) and gunnery ("the part of a firearm behind the bore," 1570s). As the popular word for "trousers" in English, displaced in U.S. c.1840 by pants. The Breeches Bible (Geneva Bible of 1560) so called on account of rendition of Gen. iii.7 (already in Wyclif) "They sewed figge leaues together, and made themselues breeches."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
breech (brēch)
n.
The lower rear portion of the human trunk; the buttocks.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Breeches definition
(Ex. 28:42), rather linen drawers, reaching from the waist to a little above the knee, worn by the priests (Ezek. 44:17, 18).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
Now that the oil paint has become more transparent with age, the original outline of her dress shows through his breeches.
Breeches are considered as essential part of the formal uniform.
Breeches in confidentiality can affect your credibility.
Dam failure or levee breeches can occur with little warning.
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