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Breeches

(now only in the plural) A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks.

📖 Definitions of "Breeches"

noun
  1. 1

    (now only in the plural) A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks.

  2. 2

    The buttocks or backside.

  3. 3

    The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber.

  4. 4

    The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.

noun
  1. 1

    A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.

  2. 2

    Trousers; pantaloons.

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