Meanings of short breeches in English

The short breeches they wore were fastened at the knee by bands.

The short breeches, pretty round jackets, and gay sashes were very becoming to the boys.

He barely recognized Elisaveta dressed up as a boy in her sailor jacket and short breeches.

His short breeches were trimmed with gold lace.

He wore short breeches, with long stockings, and always ate his meals from a wooden trencher.

Why are short breeches more ridiculous than long?

He wore short breeches an' knee-buckles an' a cocked hat I kep' his room clar'd up.

He was dressed in a gray-flannel gown and short breeches, the stockings wrinkled and distained, the feet in slippers.

He wore blue stockings, short breeches puffing out a la blouse, a belted blouse and a black, close-fitting cap.

The two champions were naked, excepting short breeches buckled over the hips, and spiked boots laced as high as the ankles.

Only so long as I wore short breeches and he could whack me over the head whenever he had a mind to.

The costume of those who were clad in the old-fashioned coats, was completed by short breeches, shoes with enormous buckles, and three-cornered hats.

The pilots who came on board, with their very little hats, their immense wide, short breeches, and large wooden shoes, surprised me not a little.

"Good idea." Kayan helped him tug off their earth-brown tunics and short breeches, blushing a bit at stripping them naked, but she didn't hesitate.