Definitions
(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee
Word origin
From Middle English breches, brechen pl, a variant of Middle English breche, brech, brek (“breeches”), from Old English brēċ (“underpants”), the plural of brōc (“legging, buttocks”), from Proto-West Germanic *brōk, from Proto-Germanic *brōks (“crotch, legging, trousers”).
Used in a sentence
“And how then was the Devil drest? / Oh! he was in his Sunday's best: / His jacket was red and his breeches were blue, / And there was a hole where the tail came through.”
“But now there's only old Manning, and young William, and a new-fashioned woman gardener in breeches and such-like.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Knee-length trousers”8 letters
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