Homophone: breached <span class="searchmatch">breeched</span> simple past and past participle of <span class="searchmatch">breech</span> <span class="searchmatch">breeched</span> (not comparable) Dressed in breeches. be-<span class="searchmatch">breeched</span> unbreeched well-<span class="searchmatch">breeched</span>...
(the <span class="searchmatch">breeching</span> ceremony). 1748-1832, Jeremy Bentham, The Works of Jeremy Bentham, Volume 10: […] it occurred before I was <span class="searchmatch">breeched</span>, and I was <span class="searchmatch">breeched</span> at...
well-<span class="searchmatch">breeched</span> (comparative more well-<span class="searchmatch">breeched</span>, superlative most well-<span class="searchmatch">breeched</span>) (slang) Wealthy. 1950, Ralph Bates, The Dolphin in the Wood, page 149: That...
See also: bebreeched bebreeched From be- + <span class="searchmatch">breech</span> + -ed. Rhymes: -iːtʃt be-<span class="searchmatch">breeched</span> (not comparable) Wearing breeches. 1894 February 8, “The Paris Girl...
<span class="searchmatch">breechings</span> plural of <span class="searchmatch">breeching</span>...
<span class="searchmatch">breech</span> screw (plural <span class="searchmatch">breech</span> screws) A <span class="searchmatch">breech</span> pin....
<span class="searchmatch">breech</span> delivery (plural <span class="searchmatch">breech</span> deliveries) Alternative form of <span class="searchmatch">breech</span> birth....
From <span class="searchmatch">breech</span> + -ing. IPA(key): /ˈbɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/, /ˈbɹiːt͡ʃiːŋ/, /ˈbɹɪt͡ʃɪŋ/, /ˈbɹɪt͡ʃɪn/ <span class="searchmatch">breeching</span> (countable and uncountable, plural <span class="searchmatch">breechings</span>) (historical)...
See also: bear's-<span class="searchmatch">breech</span> bear's breeches bear's-<span class="searchmatch">breech</span> bear's <span class="searchmatch">breech</span> (plural bear's breeches) Any of two common species of acanthus, Acanthus mollis and...
<span class="searchmatch">breech</span> pin (plural <span class="searchmatch">breech</span> pins) A strong metal plug screwed into the <span class="searchmatch">breech</span> of a musket or other firearm, to close the bottom of the bore. <span class="searchmatch">breech</span> screw...