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breeches part

American  

noun

Theater.

  1. a male role played by an actress.

Etymology

Origin of breeches part

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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Hailed as "superfine" by a contemporary theatergoer, and not above playing the daring "breeches part" of a young man on stage, Nancy and her charms lured Washington to the theater five times in one week.

From Time Magazine Archive

I'm going to adopt the knee breeches part of it for good when I go home—golf breeches in the day time and knee breeches at night.

From The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I by Hendrick, Burton Jesse

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