petticoat breeches

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plural noun

men's breeches, often ornate, having loose, skirtlike legs, worn in France and England from about 1650 to 1680.

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Also called Rhinegrave breeches.

Origin of petticoat breeches

First recorded in 1650–60

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How to use petticoat breeches in a sentence

There were men dressed in colonial garb complete with knee-breeches and powdered wigs.
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It comes with matching headband, optional sleeve panels and petticoat.
'Fairytale' Diana Dress Makes $140,000 At Auction|Tom Sykes|December 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The grander the occasion, the larger the width of the hoop petticoat.
In Paris, a Historical Look at Lingerie at Musée des Arts Décoratifs|Sarah Moroz|July 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Her worn-out blue petticoat is lighted up by a moonbeam; in her hand she appears to have a hoe.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement

His clothes marked him as a man of the city, for we do not wear shooting jackets, and breeches and leather leggings in our valley.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
The late Caleb Whitefoord, seeing a lady knotting fringe for a petticoat, asked her, what she was doing?
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
With them were two civilians, both in rough shooting-jackets and breeches, one about forty-five, the other a few years his junior.
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux
He still wore knee-breeches and dark cotton stockings on his nether limbs, but they were not the breeches.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens