breeches

breech

B0463500 (brēch)n.1. The lower rear portion of the human trunk; the buttocks.2. a. A breech presentation or delivery.b. A fetus in breech presentation.3. breechesa. Knee breeches.b. Informal Pants.c. Tight-fitting pants for horseback riding, often including a wide layer of coarse material such as leather centered along the inseam to provide improved grip.4. The part of a firearm behind the barrel.5. The lower part of a pulley block.

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[Middle English brech, from Old English brēc, pl. of brōc, leg covering, Gaulish brāca, hose, trousers.]

breeches

(ˈbrɪtʃɪz; ˈbriː-) pl n1. (Clothing & Fashion) trousers extending to the knee or just below, worn for riding, mountaineering, etc2. (Clothing & Fashion) informal or dialect any trousers3. too big for one's breeches conceited; unduly self-confident

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. 2. riding breeches. 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]

Thesaurus

Noun

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breeches - trousers ending above the knee knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickersbritches - informal term for breechesbuckskins - breeches made of buckskincodpiece - (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breechesplus 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 hoseplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

Translations

裤子马裤

breeches

(ˈbritʃiz) , ((American) ˈbri:-) noun plural trousers, especially ones coming just below the knee. riding breeches. 長褲，馬褲 裤子，马裤