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Noun (plural)
/ˈbriCHiz/,/ˈbrē-/,
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breeches, plural;
  1. Short trousers fastened just below the knee, now chiefly worn for riding a horse or as part of ceremonial dress

  2. Trousers

  1. trousers ending above the knee
  2. Breeches (pronounced) are an item of male 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. ...
  3. (Breeching (boys)) Breeching was the occasion when a small boy was first dressed in breeches or trousers. From the mid-16th century until the late 19th or early 20th century, young boys in the Western world were unbreeched and wore gowns or dresses until an age that varied between two and eight. ...
  4. (Breeching (tack)) Breeching ("britching") is a strap around the haunches of a draft, pack or riding animal. Both under saddle and in harness, breeching engages when an animal slows down or travels downhill and is used to brake or stabilize a load.
  5. A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes; Trousers; pantaloons; britches
  6. (breeching) The ceremony of dressing a boy in trousers for the first time; A conduit through which exhaust gases are conducted to a chimney; A rope used to secure a cannon; A component of horse harness or tack, enabling the horse to hold back a vehicle
  7. (Breeching) A stout Rope fixed to the Cascabel of a Gun, fastened to the Ship's side, to prevents its running in.
  8. (BREECHING) A duct that connects a steam generating units to the stack. This duct transports the products of combustion.
  9. "Breeching" was the time at which a young boy (age four to seven years old) would be taken out of his child's gown and stays and given his first pair of breeches (adult clothing). Sometimes a party would be given to celebrate the end of his childhood.
  10. (Breeching) 1. Hair on outside of thighs (e.g. Chow Chow).
  11. (Breeching) A wide strap around the rear of a horse, to hold a saddle in position or to allow a harnessed horse to pull back on the shafts or pole of a vehicle to slow it.^
  12. (Breeching) Ducting from boiler flue gas outlet to stack (or chimney).
  13. (Breeching) Space in hot water or steam boilers between the end of the tubing and the jacket.
  14. (Breeching) The section, which collects the flue gas at the convention section exit, for transmission to the stack.
  15. (breech·ing) [ brching, bríching ]
  16. The standard main lower body garment for men in the 18th century, with alternatives being petticoat breeches, primarily for sailors, and trousers, for lower class men but spreading to other groups toward the end of the century. Breeches were typically made of woven fabric, with leather (esp. ...
  17. Tight-fitting trousers that don't cover the entire leg, worn for riding.
  18. (Exo 28:42), rather linen drawers, reaching from the waist to a little above the knee, worn by the priests (Eze 44:17, Eze 44:18).
  19. An outer covering for the legs ending just above or usually just belowthe knees. (Cunnington 25)
  20. white, knee-length trousers made of robust material; side fastening must be on the non-sword-arm side, and legs must have fastenings below the knees
  21. common early male apparel, usually tied below the knee leaving the remainder of the leg dressed in stockings, e.g., "one handkerchief, white breeches, and one pair of old stockings were listed in Phillip Davis' inventory."
  22. (brich-iz):   a knee-length pair of pants or trousers common in the 17th century.
  23. Riding breeches are specifically designed for equestrian activities. Traditionally, they were tight in the legs, with buckles or laces in the calf section, and had a pronounced flare through the thighs. However, with the advent of new materials such as spandex, modern breeches are skin-tight. ...
  24. Pants that descended only to the knee and were worn with stockings.
  25. an item of men’s clothing called for in Eastward Ho, B3r; White Devil, 5.4.123; Wits, 161; in City Wit, "Pulls the coats up, and shows the breeches" (371) reveals a man in women’s clothing; see also Bird in a Cage, E3r, E4r.