riding breeches

noun (used with a plural verb)

calf-length trousers of whipcord or other durable fabric, flaring at the sides of the thighs and fitting snugly at and below the knees, worn with riding boots for horseback riding, hunting, etc.

Also called breeches.

Compare jodhpur(def 1).

Words nearby riding breeches

ridic, ridicule, ridiculous, riding, riding boot, riding breeches, riding crop, riding habit, riding lamp, riding master, riding sail

Example sentences from the Web for riding breeches

The riding-breeches, top-boots, and spurs were such that even Waring could not criticise.

Waring's Peril |Charles King
We wear top-boots and riding-breeches, hats pinned up at the side; he is in doubt—perhaps we are scouts just come in.

With Steyn and De Wet |Philip Pienaar
It seemed to him as if a lifetime had passed since he had been ridiculed about his riding-breeches by all who met him.

The Night Riders |Ridgwell Cullum
I'll wire old Spavin that I'm detained on biz; and I'll tell 'em to send my riding-breeches and dress-clothes down!

Lyre and Lancet |F. Anstey

Cartaret thrust his hands into the pockets of his riding-breeches and, turning his back on Eskurola, looked out of the window.

The Azure Rose |Reginald Wright Kauffman

British Dictionary definitions for riding breeches

riding breeches

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tough breeches with padding inside the knees, worn for riding horses

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riding breeches

noun (used with a plural verb)

Words nearby riding breeches

Example sentences from the Web for riding breeches

British Dictionary definitions for riding breeches

pl n

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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riding breeches

noun (used with a plural verb)

Words nearby riding breeches

Example sentences from the Web for riding breeches

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British Dictionary definitions for riding breeches