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BREECHES, n. plu. brich'es. Low L. braccoe.

A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs. It is now a close garment but the word formerly was used for a loose garment, now called trowsers, laxoe braccoe.

To wear the breeches is, in the wife, to usurp the authority of the husband.

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Entry for 'Breeches'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​b/breeches.html.
 
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