Definitions

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  • noun breeches worn underneath other clothing

Etymologies

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under- +‎ breeches

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Examples

  • He stripped Vanyel of his boots, shirt, and tunic - hesitated over the underbreeches, and decided to leave them on.

    Magic's Price Lackey, Mercedes 1990

  • He stripped Vanyel of his boots, shirt, and tunic - hesitated over the underbreeches, and decided to leave them on.

    Magic's Price Lackey, Mercedes 1990

  • He stripped away his tunic and silken underbreeches first, then his sandals, until he stood naked on sandy ground bounded by a wall as tall as three men.

    Conan the Fearless Perry, Steve 1986

  • Once off, the full extent of his iniquity, as to his undershirt, underbreeches and socks, was revealed.

    Twenty-Three and a Half Hours' Leave 1918

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