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trousers vs knee breeches

knee breeches vs trousers

trousers and knee breeches both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trousers Yes No No No
knee breeches Yes No No No
As nouns, knee breeches is a hyponym of trousers; that is, knee breeches is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trousers:
  • trousers: (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
  • knee breeches: (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee
Other hyponyms of trousers include bell-bottoms, bellbottom pants, bellbottom trousers, breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers, chinos, churidars, cords, corduroys, flannel, gabardine, tweed, white, blue jeans, denim, jeans, jodhpur breeches, jodhpurs, riding breeches, 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.
trousers (noun) knee 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) trousers ending above the knee
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