Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knee-breeches

/ˌniˈbɹɪtʃəz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: knee-breech-es
IPA: /ˌniˈbɹɪtʃəz/

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Breeches reaching down to or just below the knee.

Example Sentences

"This Eben did every day till he grew out of knee-breeches into long corduroy trousers."
"Practically everyone in the army wore corduroy knee-breeches, but there the uniformity ended."
"All over British Africa, speakers in their traditional wigs and knee-breeches presided over the rectangular debating chambers of the Westminster model, in which ‘government’ and ‘opposition’ sat facing each other."
"Orthodox Jews, in knee-breeches, with round hats and ringlets down their cheeks, were indulging in strange jerking movements, like puppets, while reading books […]"

Etymology

From knee + breeches.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌniˈbɹɪtʃəz/
British English: /ˌniːˈbɹɪtʃɪz/

Inflected Forms

knee breeches (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce knee-breeches?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌniˈbɹɪtʃəz/.
What does knee-breeches mean?: Breeches reaching down to or just below the knee.
Where does knee-breeches come from?: From knee + breeches.

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