Knee Breeches (Noun)
Meaning
(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Usages
Examples
- The 18th-century gentleman wore knee-breeches with a stylish brown coat and a white shirt.
- He donned the required formal attire, including a white shirt and knee-breeches for the wedding.
- Some boys still wear knee-breeches as part of their traditional school uniform in this private institution.
- Knee-breeches were the fashion for men during the Revolutionary War, often in the style of British military attire.
- In some European countries, traditional folk dances are performed by men wearing ornate knee-breeches.