 Breeches as worn in America in the latter eighteenth century: Elijah Boardman by Ralph Earl, 1789. Breeches are an item of clothing covering the body from the waist down, with separate coverings for each leg. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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Image File history File links Download high resolution version (870x1373, 190 KB)Elijah Boardman by Ralph Earl, 1789. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (870x1373, 190 KB)Elijah Boardman by Ralph Earl, 1789. ...
Ralph Earl (May 11, 1751 - August 16, 1801) was a famous American painter. ...
Girls wearing formal attire for dancing, an example of one of the many modern forms of clothing. ...
The waist is the part of the abdomen between the ribcage and hips. ...
Diagram of an insect leg A leg is the part of an animals body that supports the rest of the animal above the ground and is used for locomotion. ...
The spelling britches reflects a common pronunciation, and is generally used in casual speech to mean "pants". Breeks is a Scots or northern English spelling and pronunciation. Look up pronunciation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Scots refers to the Anglic varieties spoken in parts of Scotland. ...
See more at Trousers, Knickers. Germanic trousers of the 4th century found in the Thorsberg moor, Germany Early use of trousers in France: a sans-culotte by Louis-Léopold Boilly. ...
Knickers is a word used to refer to two very different items of clothing. ...
Etymology Breeches is a double plural known since c.1205, from Old English (and before Old French) bréc or breoc, which was already pl. of bróc "garment for the legs and trunk," from the Proto-Germanic root brokiz. Breeches is related to the Old Norse word brók, which shows up in the name of the Viking king Ragnar Lodbrok (originally Loðbrók), Ragnar "Hairy-breeches". The original Proto-Germanic word is related to another Proto-Germanic root, brekan, meaning approximately "broken" or "split off", which is related to modern English "break". It is also related, indirectly to the Latin word bracca, loaned from Celtic which in turn loaned it from Germanic; the Romans, who did not wear pants, referred to Germanic tribes as braccati, "trousers wearing" (actually then merely fabric wrapped around the legs.) This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Like other words for similar garments (pants, knickers, shorts; using an obvious plural, as if to reflect it has two legs, as for most synonyms in English, is no longer common in other languages, e.g. the parallel modern Dutch broek), the word breeches has been applied to both outer garments and underwear. Hotpants Shorts are a garment worn by both men and women over their pelvic area and the upper part of the upper legs or more, sometimes extending as far as mid-calf, but not covering the entire length of the leg, either as outer or undergarment. ...
A pair of mens briefs Undergarments, also called underwear or sometimes intimate clothing, are clothes worn next to the skin, usually under other clothes. ...
At first it indicated a cloth worn as underwear by both men and women; by the Middle Ages breeches meant "drawers" or "underpants". The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...
In the latter sixteenth century, breeches began to replace hose (while the German Hosen, also a plural, ousted Bruch) as the general English term for men's lower outer garments, a usage that remained standard until knee-length breeches were replaced for everyday wear by long pantaloons or trousers. Florentine particolored hose, c. ...
Pants are clothing for the lower body; the term comes from pantaloons. ...
Types of breeches The terms breeches or knee-breeches specifically designate the knee-length garments worn by men from the later sixteenth century to the early nineteenth century (and into the early twentieth century as part of servants' livery). A livery is a uniform worn by a civilian person. ...
- Spanish breeches, stiff, ungathered breeches popular from the 1630s until the 1650s.
- Petticoat breeches, very full, ungathered breeches popular from the 1650s until the early 1660s, giving the impression of a woman's petticoat.
- Rhinegraves, full, gathered breeches popular from the early 1660s until the mid 1670s, often worn with an overskirt over them.
- Fall front breeches, breeches with a panel or flap covering the front opening and fastened up with buttons at either corner.
- In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the term breech-cloth or breech-clout was also used to describe the apron-like loincloths worn by some Native American peoples.
- In contemporary contexts, breeches are distinguished from other forms of pants or trousers as being shorter than ankle-length and form-fitting, as riding breeches.
- Breeches are also an item of protective clothing used in the martial art of Fencing.
Spanish breeches are stiff and close-fitting ungathered breeches. ...
Petticoat breeches were a popular leg garment worn by men in Western Europe during the 1650s and early 1660s. ...
Madame de Pompadour in an elaborately embroidered gown with matching petticoat, 1760s A petticoat or underskirt is an article of clothing for women; specifically an undergarment to be worn under a skirt, dress or sari. ...
Rhinegraves were the popular breeches from the early 1660s until the mid 1670s in Western Europe. ...
A loincloth is one-piece garment, sometimes kept in place by a belt, that is used: in Pharaonic Egypt, any man was worthily dressed in a loincloth (and headdress), even a gods image for worship; here Amun-Ra in societies where no other clothing is needed or wanted as...
Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ...
Germanic trousers of the 4th century found in the Thorsberg moor, Germany Early use of trousers in France: a sans-culotte by Louis-Léopold Boilly. ...
Fencing advertisement for the 1900 Summer Olympic Games This article is about the sport, which is distinguished from stage fencing and academic fencing (mensur). ...
Breech The singular meanwhile survived in the metaphorical sense of the part of the body covered by breeches, i.e. posterior, buttocks; paradoxically, the alliterating expression 'bare breech' thus means without any inner or outer breeches.[citation needed] Bith buttocks. ...
This also led to the following:
- a (gun) breech is the part of a firearm behind the bore (known since 1575 in gunnery). [citation needed]
- breech birth in childbirthing (since 1673)
Breech, by W.Smellie, 1792 A breech birth (also known as breech presentation) refers to the position of the baby in the uterus such that it will be delivered buttocks first as opposed to the normal head first position. ...
Riding Breeches Riding breeches are specifically designed for equestrian activities. Traditionally, they were tight in the legs and baggy in the hips. However, with the advent of new materials such as spandex, modern britches are skin-tight. A young rider at a horse show in Australia. ...
Example of spandex Spandex or elastane is a synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity (stretchability). ...
 Melbourne show competitor in jodhpurs. There are three types of riding breeches: Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1067, 703 KB) Horse Riding in Coca Cola Arena - 2005 Melbourne Show File links The following pages link to this file: Equestrianism ...
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- Jodhpurs: which are commonly placed in a separate category other than breeches. They are commonly worn by children. They are also worn by adults in riding lessons and casual riding as well as in the show ring in the UK and Australia. These riding pants have elastic "stirrups" to fasten under the rider's boots, which prevents the pants from rising up. They are meant to be worn with "jodhpur boots," which come up to the ankles, and some also are worn with garters, to prevent them from rising.
- Knee patch: having grippy material only in the knee area. These are the only type of breeches worn by hunt seat riders. Show jumpers, eventers, endurance riders, and pleasure riders also often use the breeches. They are designed to be worn with tall boots, which come up to the knee, or half chaps.
- Fullseat: Having grippy material from the knee, up the inner thigh, and on both sides of the buttock. These breeches are popular in dressage, who prefer the "sticky" seat to help them grip to the saddle as they sit gaits. They are also worn by eventers and other riders. They are designed to be worn with tall boots or half chaps.
Color is important in selecting breeches for competition, which should always be conservative. White is common in dressage, and is also seen in show jumping. Beige is seen in all equestrian disciplines. A greenish colour is currently popular with hunt seat competitors. Eventers wear conservative colours for the dressage and stadium phase, but less classic colours may be seen on the cross-country course (especially at the lower levels) to match the "colours" of the rider. This entry concerns an article of clothing, for the Indian city, see Jodhpur Jodhpurs are tight-fitting trousers worn primarily for horse riding. ...
Hunt seat refers to a style of English-type riding commonly found at American horse shows. ...
Show jumping is a form of competition in which horses are jumped over a course of fences, low walls, and other obstacles (e. ...
Eventing is an equestrian event which comprises dressage, cross-country and show-jumping. ...
Endurance riding is an extremely strenuous form of horse racing, requiring the horse to complete, at the top levels, up to 100 miles. ...
Riding boots are boots made to be used for horseback riding. ...
Chaps are sturdy leather coverings for the legs. ...
An upper-level dressage competitor performing an extended trot Dressage (a French term meaning training) is a path and destination of competitive horse training, with competitions held at all levels from amateur to the Olympics. ...
Eventing is an equestrian event which comprises dressage, cross-country and show-jumping. ...
Riding boots are boots made to be used for horseback riding. ...
Chaps are sturdy leather coverings for the legs. ...
An upper-level dressage competitor performing an extended trot Dressage (a French term meaning training) is a path and destination of competitive horse training, with competitions held at all levels from amateur to the Olympics. ...
Show jumping is a form of competition in which horses are jumped over a course of fences, low walls, and other obstacles (e. ...
Hunt seat refers to a style of English-type riding commonly found at American horse shows. ...
Breeches may be front or side zip, as some competitors believe the side-zip to give a cleaner appearance and to be more flattering. Styles are also developing to match the trends in clothing, including low-rise breeches.
See also - Clothing terminology
- Plus-fours
- Hebrew Priests were commanded in the Law of Moses (Exodus 28:42) to wear breeches (basically underwear) when they ministered in the tabernacle: And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach.
- The Breeches Bible, a Geneva-edited Bible of 1560, was so called on account of rendition of Genesis iii.7 (already in Wyclif) "They sewed figge leaves together, and made themselves breeches."
- Daniele da Volterra, nicknamed "the breeches maker" ("il braghettone")
Clothing terminology comprises the names of individual garments and classes of garments, as well as the specialized vocabularies of the trades that have designed, manufactured, marketed and sold clothing over hundreds of years. ...
Plus fours are loosely tailored slacks cut 4 inches below the knee. ...
Torah, (תורה) is a Hebrew word meaning teaching, instruction, or especially law. It primarily refers to the first section of the Tanakh–the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, or the Five Books of Moses, but can also be used in the general sense to also include both the Written...
The Tabernacle is known in Hebrew as the Mishkan ( משכן Place of [Divine] dwelling). It was to be a portable central place of worship for the Hebrews from the time they left ancient Egypt following the Exodus, through the time of the Book of Judges when they were engaged in conquering...
The Geneva Bible was a Protestant translation of the Bible into English. ...
Wycliffe may also refer to Wycliffe Bible Translators John Wycliff (or Wycliffe) (1328 - December 31, 1384) was an English theologian and early proponent of reform in the Roman Catholic Church during the 14th century. ...
Daniele da Volterra (Volterra, 1509 - Rome, 1566), also known as Daniele Ricciarelli, was an Italian mannerist painter and sculptor. ...
Sources and references The Oxford English Dictionary print set The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP), and is generally regarded as the most comprehensive and scholarly dictionary of the English language. ...
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