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
Like warm coals, the hidden crimson hue seems to burst into full flame in Caballero’s scarlet breeches, vest and chair upholstery.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023
The uniform consists of black shoes, buckles, breeches and a coat, as well as silk stockings.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2023
When the play begins, a troupe of actors, costumed in skirts and breeches that gesture toward the Elizabethan, are about to put on a new show, “The London Merchant.”
From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023
Somehow, despite the fact that we’ve been at sea for nearly two months, his silk doublet and velvet breeches still look relatively fresh.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
