Knee-breeches

//ˌniˈbɹɪtʃəz// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Breeches reaching down to or just below the knee. plural, plural-only

    "This Eben did every day till he grew out of knee-breeches into long corduroy trousers."

Example

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"This Eben did every day till he grew out of knee-breeches into long corduroy trousers."

Etymology

From knee + breeches.

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