Breeched

/ˈbritʃt/ adjective

Wearing breeches (short trousers that end at or below the knee); dressed in breeches.

From 'breech' (Old English 'brec', from Proto-Germanic 'brokiz', originally plural) plus the past participle suffix '-ed'. Breeches were standard male wear from the 16th-18th centuries in Europe.

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