riding breeches

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. calf-length trousers of whipcord or other durable fabric, flaring at the sides of the thighs and fitting snugly at and below the knees, worn with riding boots for horseback riding, hunting, etc.

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riding breeches British  

plural noun

1. tough breeches with padding inside the knees, worn for riding horses

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Example Sentences

In his memoir, “Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics,” Biden acknowledged discovering a polo mallet, riding breeches and other markers of a privileged life in his father’s closet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2024

Initially drawing men in riding breeches and army officers in brown leather bomber jackets, he got into the biker look after seeing Marlon Brando in The Wild One.

From The Guardian • Aug. 1, 2017

She larks about with photographers, jumps into a hot tub in her riding breeches, and sips champagne.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 1, 2016

Gatsby’s style is more gangster than gentleman; it’s hard to picture him rocking Nick Carraway’s floppy bow ties or Tom Buchanan’s riding breeches.

From Slate • May 22, 2013

Her skirts fly out behind her, her leather riding breeches are dyed red, and her thin crown flashes in her dark, braided hair.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz