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    Breeches (/ˈbrɪtʃɪz, ˈbriː-/ BRITCH-iz, BREE-chiz) are an article of clothing covering the body from the waist down, with separate coverings for each leg...
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    A breeches role (also pants role or trouser role, or Hosenrolle) is one in which an actress appears in male clothing. Breeches, tight-fitting knee-length...
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    Petticoat breeches were voluminously wide, pleated pants, reminiscent of a skirt, worn by men in Western Europe during the 1650s and early 1660s. The very...
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    A breeches buoy is a rope-based rescue device used to extract people from wrecked vessels, or to transfer people from one place to another in situations...
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    Spanish breeches (gregüescos in Spanish) are a type of breeches or trousers for men, short, baggy (harem pants) and ungathered, usually accompanied by...
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    organisms to distribute its pollen. Common names include Acanthus and bear's breeches. The generic name derives from the Greek term ἄκανθος (akanthos) for Acanthus...
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    Jodhpurs (redirect from Jodhpur Breeches)
    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...
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    Geneva Bible (redirect from Breeches Bible)
    Geneva Bible Geneva Bible 1560 edition Full name Geneva Bible Other names Breeches Bible NT published 1557 Complete Bible published 1560 Derived from Tyndale...
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    the body. The term can refer to either split skirts, historical men's breeches, or women's underpants; this is an example of fashion-industry words taken...
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    Dicentra cucullaria, Dutchman's britches, or Dutchman's breeches, is a perennial herbaceous plant, native to rich woods of eastern North America, with...
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