breeches
Example Sentences
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His red coat with black trim, red waistcoat with hand-stitched buttonholes and gold regimental buttons, and white breeches “represent the only complete uniform of the Revolutionary war.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Early on, and briefly, waiters were unfortunately tricked out in white wigs and satin knee breeches, a la Versailles-on-the-Venice-canals.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025
It’s also not the kind of story you tell if you plan to ally yourself with the boy who fouled his breeches.
From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2024
The procession is expected to arrive at the abbey at 10:53, with the King likely to wear military uniform instead of the more traditional breeches and silk stockings worn by kings before him.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2023
The huntress wore a dark green shirt, the sleeves laced together with a brown cord from elbow to wrist, and brown breeches with shining boots, but she did not carry a mask.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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