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breeches [ˈbrɪtʃɪz] N pl

1. breeches (knee-length trousers):

breeches
бри́джи мн
riding breeches
бри́джи мн для верхово́й езды́

2. breeches inf (trousers):

breeches
штаны́ мн
breeches
брю́ки мн

knee breeches N pl

riding breeches N

breech [bri:tʃ] N

Usage examples with breeches

riding breeches
бри́джи мн для верхово́й езды́

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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In some cases, sturdier buckskin or leather breeches were authorized.
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The flesh was further used to produce clothing, including caps, gloves and breeches.
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Older boys wore knee-length breeches and jackets with round-collared shirts.
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The ship would rendezvous with the combatant vessels and take on casualties by breeches buoy both at night and under battle conditions.
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He had a wardrobe consisting of 150 pairs of hunting breeches, 700 pairs of handmade hunting boots, 1,000 hats and some 3,000 shirts.
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It is said that he possessed neither a white shirt, a coat nor a whole pair of breeches.
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Breeches might be fastened up the outer leg with buttons or buckles over a full lining.
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She prefers comfortable clothes of silk or satin, often wearing fashionable breeches rather than skirts.
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For drawing rooms matching breeches with white silk stockings, and a white neck-cloth was worn.
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Black overalls were worn over tight breeches of the hussar style.
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