knee-breeches
English
/ˌniːˈbɹɪtʃɪz/, /ˌniˈbɹɪtʃəz/
plural noun
Definitions
- Breeches reaching down to or just below the knee.
Etymology
Affix from English knee + English breeches.
Origin
English
breeches
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aknee English
- breeches English
- breechesless English
- breechesmaker English
- knee English
- knee-deep English
- knee-high English
- knee-jerk English
- kneeband English
- kneebar English
- kneeboard English
- kneebound English
- kneebuckle English
- kneecap English
- kneeful English
- kneegrow English
- kneehole English
- kneejoint English
- kneejointed English
- kneel English
- kneeless English
- kneelet English
- kneelike English
- kneepan English
- kneepiece English
- kneeprint English
- kneeroom English
- kneesie English
- kneesies English
- kneetop English
- midknee English
- overknee English
- pushknee English
- underbreeches English
- bricsesz Hungarian
- breches Middle English
- kne Middle English
- bríste Irish
- breeçhyn Manx
- pleches Abenaki
- knee
- kneel
- aknee
- kneelet
- kneecap
- midknee
- kneebar
- kneetop
- kneesie
- kneeful
- kneepan
- pushknee
- kneegrow
- breeches
- kneeband
- kneehole
- kneelike
- kneesies
- overknee
- kneeroom
- kneeless
- knee-deep
- knee-high
- kneeboard
- knee-jerk
- kneebound
- kneejoint
- kneepiece
- kneeprint
- kneebuckle
- kneejointed
- breechesless
- breechesmaker
- underbreeches