Definitions for knee breeches

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

knee′ breech`es(n.pl.)

  1. Category: Clothing

    Ref: breeches (def. 1). 1

Origin of knee breeches:

1825–35

Princeton's WordNet

  1. breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers(noun)

    trousers ending above the knee


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