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breeched

/briːtʃt/

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adjective

formalcommonobsolete/briːtʃt/

An archaic adjective meaning 'wearing breeches' (short trousers fastened at the knee). It is now obsolete in modern English.

  • 🇷🇺Устаревшее прилагательное, означающее 'носящий бриджи' (короткие штаны, застегивающиеся под коленом). В современном английском языке вышло из употребления.
  1. Dressed in trousers C2 formal british

    Wearing breeches or trousers, especially in a historical context.

    • The young squire was breeched for the first time at age seven.
    • In the painting, the gentleman is breeched in fine velvet.
    • The page boy was breeched in the traditional style of the court.

    🇷🇺Одетый в штаны

    Synonyms: pantaloonedtrousered

    Antonyms: robed