breeched

breeched
breeched reeched (br[=e]cht), adj. dressed in trousers.

Syn: pantalooned, trousered. [WordNet 1.5]


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  • breeched — breeched; un·breeched; …   English syllables

  • Breeched — Breech Breech, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Breeched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Breeching}.] 1. To put into, or clothe with, breeches. [1913 Webster] A great man . . . anxious to know whether the blacksmith s youngest boy was breeched. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • breeched pantalooned trousered — clothed clothed adj. 1. wearing clothing. [Narrower terms: {adorned(predicate), bedecked(predicate), decked(predicate), decked out(predicate)}; {appareled, attired, clad, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed}; {arrayed, panoplied};… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • breeched — adjective dressed in trousers • Syn: ↑pantalooned, ↑trousered • Similar to: ↑clothed, ↑clad …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|breeched — «uhn BREECHT», adjective. 1. not breeched; wearing no breeches: »a parcel of unbreeched heathen (Herman Melville). 2. not yet wearing breeches, as a young boy …   Useful english dictionary

  • well-breeched — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Breech — Breech, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Breeched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Breeching}.] 1. To put into, or clothe with, breeches. [1913 Webster] A great man . . . anxious to know whether the blacksmith s youngest boy was breeched. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Breeching — Breech Breech, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Breeched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Breeching}.] 1. To put into, or clothe with, breeches. [1913 Webster] A great man . . . anxious to know whether the blacksmith s youngest boy was breeched. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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