different between breeches vs breeched
breeches
English
Alternative forms
- britches (Appalachia, Southern US)
Etymology
From Middle English breches, brechen pl, a variant of Middle English breche, brech, brek (“breeches”), from Old English br?? (“breeches”), from Proto-Germanic *br?kiz pl (nom.acc.), from Proto-Germanic *br?ks (“trousers”); akin to Old Norse brók (“breeches”), Danish brog, Dutch broek, German Bruch f; compare Latin br?cae ( > French braies) which is immediately of Celtic origin, and likely ultimately from the same Germanic origin above. Compare brail.
Pronunciation
- (plural of breech):
- IPA(key): /?b?i?t??z/
- IPA(key): /?b?i?t??z/
- (smallclothes; trousers):
- IPA(key): /?b??t??z/ (traditional)
- IPA(key): /?b?i?t??z/ (more recent spelling pronunciation)
- IPA(key): /?b??t??z/ (traditional)
- Rhymes: -?t??z, -i?t??z
Noun
breeches
- plural of breech
Noun
breeches pl (plural only)
- A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.
- (informal) Trousers; pantaloons.
- Synonyms: trousers, pants
Derived terms
- breeches buoy
- breeches pipe: a forked pipe forming two branches united at one end
- knee-breeches
- open-kneed breeches
- wear the breeches: see wear the pants, wear the trousers
- too big for one's britches
Translations
See also
- pantaloons
- britches
- jodhpurs
Further reading
- breeches on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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breeched
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?i?t?t/
- Homophone: breached
Verb
breeched
- simple past tense and past participle of breech
Adjective
breeched (not comparable)
- Dressed in breeches.
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