petticoat breeches
plural noun
men's breeches, often ornate, having loose, skirtlike legs, worn in France and England from about 1650 to 1680.
Also called
Rhinegrave breeches.
Origin of petticoat breeches
First recorded in 1650–60
Words nearby petticoat breeches
petrópolis,
petsamo,
pettenkoffer,
petti,
petticoat,
petticoat breeches,
petticoat insulator,
petticoat narcissus,
petticoated,
pettifog,
pettifogger
Example sentences from the Web for petticoat breeches
It resembled a man dressed in what, in former ages, were known as petticoat-breeches.
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