Noun: knee breeches nee'bri-chiz
- (used in the plural) trousers ending at or just below the knee
"The equestrian wore riding knee breeches for the competition";
- breeches, knee pants [N. Amer], knickerbockers, knickers [N. Amer], breeks [UK, dialect], britches [informal]
Type of: dacks [Austral, NZ], daks [Austral, NZ], pair of trousers, pants [N. Amer], trousers
Encyclopedia: Knee breeches