pair of trousers vs riding breeches

riding breeches vs pair of trousers

pair of trousers and riding breeches both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pair of trousers	Yes	No	No	No
riding breeches	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, riding breeches is a hyponym of pair of trousers; that is, riding breeches is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pair of trousers:

pair of trousers: (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
riding breeches: (used in the plural) flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots

Other hyponyms of pair of trousers include bell-bottoms, bellbottom pants, bellbottom trousers, breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers, chinos, churidars, cords, corduroys, flannel, gabardine, tweed, white, blue jeans, denim, jeans, jodhpur breeches, jodhpurs, long pants, long trousers, pajama, pyjama, pantaloon, pedal pushers, toreador pants, salwar, shalwar, short pants, shorts, trunks, slacks, stretch pants, sweat pants, sweatpants, trews, salopettes, ski pants.

pair of trousers (noun)	riding breeches (noun)
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately	(used in the plural) flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots

Difference between pair of trousers and riding breeches

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