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petticoat breeches

petticoat breeches noun: loose short breeches worn by men in the 17th century.

Noun

petticoat breeches pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) Loose short breeches worn by men in the 17th century.

Questions about petticoat breeches

What does petticoat breeches mean?
Petticoat breeches means loose short breeches worn by men in the 17th century.
What part of speech is petticoat breeches?
Petticoat breeches is a noun.

Words near petticoat breeches in the dictionary

  1. pettiaugers
  2. Pettibone
  3. Pettibones
  4. pettichaps
  5. petticoat
  6. petticoat breeches
  7. Petticoat Creek
  8. petticoat discipline
  9. petticoat government
  10. petticoat governments
  11. petticoat pipe

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