breeches
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.
Informal. trousers.
Idioms about breeches
too big for one's breeches, asserting oneself beyond one's authority or ability.
Origin of breeches
1Words that may be confused with breeches
- breeches , britches
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British Dictionary definitions for breeches
/ (ˈbrɪtʃɪz, ˈbriː-) /
trousers extending to the knee or just below, worn for riding, mountaineering, etc
informal, or dialect any trousers
too big for one's breeches conceited; unduly self-confident
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