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Definitions for Breeches

[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.
[2] riding breeches.
[3] Informal . trousers.
[4] too big for one's breeches , asserting oneself beyond one's authority or ability.
[5] the lower, rear part of the trunk of the body; buttocks.
[6] the hinder or lower part of anything.
[7] Ordnance . the rear part of the bore of a gun, especially the opening and associated mechanism that permits insertion of a projectile.
[8] Machinery . the end of a block or pulley farthest from the supporting hook or eye.
[9] Nautical . the outside angle of a knee in the frame of a ship.
[10] Ordnance . to fit or furnish (a gun) with a breech.
[11] to clothe with breeches.
[12] trousers extending to the knee or just below, worn for riding, mountaineering, etc
[13] informal , or dialect any trousers
[14] too big for one's breeches conceited; unduly self-confident
[15] the lower dorsal part of the human trunk; buttocks; rump
[16] the lower part or bottom of something the breech of the bridge
[17] the lower portion of a pulley block, esp the part to which the rope or chain is secured
[18] the part of a firearm behind the barrel or bore
[19] obstetrics short for breech delivery
[20] to fit (a gun) with a breech
[21] archaic to clothe in breeches or any other clothing

Words related to Breeches

trousers, underpants, shorts, knickers, backside, tail, rear, seat, posterior, tube, sock, tights, tubing, hosiery, drape, swaddle, swathe, fit, cloak

Words nearby Breeches

breech presentation, breech-loader, breech-loading, breechblock, breechcloth, breeches, breeches buoy, breeches part, breeching, breechless, breechloader

Origin of Breeches

before 1000; Middle English breeche, Old English brēc, plural of brōc; cognate with Old Norse brōk, Old High German bruoh

Words that may be confused with Breeches

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, breechbreach, breech, (see, synonym, study, at, breach)

Other words from Breeches

un·breeched , adjective

Word origin for Breeches

Old English brēc , plural of brōc leg covering; related to Old Norse brōk , Old High German bruoh

Synonyms for Breeches

knickers, shorts, slacks, trousers, underpants, Bermudas, bloomers, briefs, britches, chaps, chinos, cords, corduroys, denims, drawers, dungarees, jeans, jodhpurs, overalls, pantaloons, panties, blue jeans, boxer shorts, clam diggers, pedal pushers