breeches

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɹiːtʃɪz/

  IPA: /ˈbɹɪtʃɪz/ (traditional)

  IPA: /ˈbɹiːtʃɪz/ (more recent spelling pronunciation)

Noun

1. plural form of breech
2. A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.
   • 1829, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey, "The Devil's Thoughts,"

     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.

3. (informal) Trousers; pantaloons.

   Synonyms: trousers, pants

Translations

• French: culotte, haut-de-chausses
• German: Breeches
• Italian: brache
• Portuguese: calções
• Russian: бри́джи
• Spanish: calzones

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