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breeched

/briːtʃt/

Translations

breechedadjective

more breeched

Comp.

most breeched

Super.

/briːtʃt/

culottéAu sens historique : vêtu d’une culotte.

The breeched gentleman strolled through the garden with an air of elegance.

Le gentilhomme culotté se promenait dans le jardin avec une allure élégante.

Additional translations

culasséEn parlant d’une arme à feu : à chargement par la culasse.

Synonyms

trousered

wearing breeches

in breeches

in trousers

breech-clad

pantalooned

knickerbockered

breechverb

breeched

Past Simple

breeched

Past Simple

breeched

Past Participle

breeching

Gerund

/briːtʃ/

Additional translations

culotterSens ancien ou historique : habiller un enfant en culottes pour la première fois.

culasserTechnique : munir une arme ou un canon d’une culasse.

Synonyms

Definitions

breechedadjective

Wearing breeches, which are knee-length trousers.

The breeched gentleman strolled through the garden with an air of elegance.

Furnished with a breech, especially referring to a firearm that is loaded at the rear of the barrel (breech-loading).

The breeched rifle allowed soldiers to reload much faster than muzzle-loaders.

breechverb

To dress (a child, traditionally a young boy) in breeches for the first time.

The boy was breeched on his fifth birthday, marking a family milestone.

To equip or fit (a firearm or cannon) with a breech.

The engineer breeched the antique cannon before the ceremonial firing.