breeches
noun/ˈbrɪtʃɪz/
/ˈbrɪtʃɪz/
(also britches especially in North American English)
[plural]- short trousers fastened just below the knee
- a pair of breeches
- riding breeches
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBreeches is used after these nouns:- riding
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