Noun: breeches bri-chiz or bree-chiz
- (used in the plural) trousers ending at or just below the knee
"The equestrian wore riding breeches for the competition";
- knee breeches, knee pants [N. Amer], knickerbockers, knickers [N. Amer], breeks [UK, dialect], britches [informal]
- Opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
"He carefully loaded the cartridge into the breech of the rifle";
- rear of barrel, rear of tube
Sounds like: breaches
Type of: dacks [Austral, NZ], daks [Austral, NZ], opening, pair of trousers, pants [N. Amer], trousers
Encyclopedia: Breeches
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