-
breech birth in
childbirth (since 1673). The
terms breeches or
knee-
breeches specifically designate the
knee-length
garments worn by men from the
later 16th...
- this case. In English-speaking
history culottes were
originally the
knee-
breeches commonly worn by
gentlemen of the
European upper-classes from the late...
-
early 1660s. The very full
loose breeches were
usually decorated with
loops of
ribbons on the
waist and
around the
knee. They were so
loose and wide that...
- wear
pants that ran
clear to the shoetops, in lieu of the
traditional knee-
breeches style that had
prevailed for generations. This led to a
violation of...
- The
first produced the
court suit, a coat with tails,
waistcoat and
knee breeches, worn with silk stockings, and a
formal court sword with a cut-steel...
- powdered,
curled and tied in a
queue his own long hair),
tricorne hats and
knee-
breeches.
James Monroe earned the
nickname "The Last ****ed Hat"
because of this...
- A
breeches role (also
pants role or
trouser role, or Hosenrolle) is one in
which an
actress appears in male clothing.
Breeches, tight-****ing
knee-length...
-
continued use of tall
boots and
breeches.
Though the term "jodhpurs" was
applied colloquially to this
style of
breeches, they were not true
jodhpurs and...
- that to
their lower-class status:
culottes were the
fashionable silk
knee-
breeches of the 18th-century
nobility and bourgeoisie, and the
working class...
- The term most
notably referred to the
embroidered coats, waistcoats,
knee breeches and
stockings in 18th-century style, worn by
footmen on
formal occasions...
