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Meanings of knee-breeches in English
Usage of knee-breeches in English
1
A man in knee-breeches and silver-buckled shoes emerged from the back drawing-room.
2
The boys wear black knee-breeches, and bright-colored shirts, open at the neck.
3
Then she saw that the man wore knee-breeches and black silk stockings.
4
One anecdote described how Napoleon always wiped his pen on his knee-breeches.
5
He wore knee-breeches, black silk stockings, and a white waistcoat till 1824.
6
They say he's an old beau who wears a toupee and knee-breeches.
7
Knickerbocker or knee-breeches, which can be copied in Kashmir by the native tailor.
8
When he knocked it was opened by a footman with red plush knee-breeches.
9
She was a widow with one son, a boy in knee-breeches.
10
Up to that it was a bodycoat they wore and knee-breeches.
11
Now we relegate knee-breeches to fancy dress balls and Court functions.
12
His waistcoat was red, and he wore knee-breeches, but his aspect was flustered.
13
They deprived him of his cloak, leaving him only his waistcoat and knee-breeches.
14
These wore loose knee-breeches, long yarn stockings, and hobnailed high-laced walking-shoes.
15
He usually wore knee-breeches, buckled shoes, a frieze coat, and a white choker.
16
Style went out with the men who wore knee-breeches and buckles in their shoes.