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knee breeches vs britches

britches vs knee breeches

knee breeches and britches both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
knee breeches Yes No No No
britches Yes No No No
As nouns, britches is a hyponym of knee breeches; that is, britches is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than knee breeches:
  • knee breeches: (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee
  • britches: (used in the plural) informal term for breeches
Other hyponyms of knee breeches include buckskins, plus fours, trunk hose.
knee breeches (noun) britches (noun)
(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee (used in the plural) informal term for breeches
Difference between knee breeches and britches

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