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RIDING BREECHES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does riding breeches mean?
• RIDING BREECHES (noun)
The noun RIDING BREECHES has 1 sense:
1. (used in the plural) flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots
Familiarity information: RIDING BREECHES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used in the plural) flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
jodhpur breeches; jodhpurs; riding breeches
Hypernyms ("riding breeches" is a kind of...):
pair of trousers; pant; trousers ((usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Holonyms ("riding breeches" is a part of...):
habit; riding habit (attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire))
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