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knee breeches

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Clothes
ˈknee ˌbreeches noun [plural]  DCCtight trousers that end at your knee, worn especially in the past 〔尤指旧时人们穿的〕齐膝紧身短裤
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knee breechesAlfred was waving a white-stockinged leg in the air, Heinrich experimentally bending over in his black knee breeches.Some still wore knee breeches, but tightly-fitting pantaloons buttoned round the ankle over the white silk socks were permitted.
ˈknee ˌbreeches nounChineseSyllable
knee, trousers especially at end in that tight worn Corpus your


knee breeches
ˈknee ˌbreeches noun [plural]
tight trousers that end at your knee, worn especially in the past