- britches
- noun plural Etymology: alteration of breeches Date: 1571 breeches, trousers
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Britches — nach der Entfernung seiner Bandagen Von PETA veröffentlichtes Video über Britches Britches ist der Name eines Bärenmakaken, der im Jahr 1985 von Aktivisten der Animal Liberation Front (ALF) aus eine … Deutsch Wikipedia
Britches — may refer to:*Breeches, or britches, an item of clothing. Also known as Pants. *Britches (monkey), a baby monkey removed from a laboratory by the Animal Liberation FrontExpression: Britches in a Knot … Wikipedia
britches — 1905, from britch (1620s), an old variant of BREECHES (Cf. breeches) … Etymology dictionary
britches — [brich′iz] pl.n. Informal BREECHES (sense 2) … English World dictionary
britches — noun /bɹɪtʃəz/ a) In use since at least the 18th century in Britain and British colonies. You’re gettin’ a little too big for your britches, ain’t ya? b) Pants, trousers. Syn: knee britches … Wiktionary
britches — britch|es [ brıtʃız ] noun plural BREECHES be too big for your britches INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED to behave as if you are cleverer or more important than you really are … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
britches — /ˈbrɪtʃəz/ (say brichuhz) Colloquial –plural noun 1. trousers. –phrase 2. too big for one s britches, conceited. {variant of breeches} …
Britches (monkey) — Britches was the name given by researchers to a stump tailed macaque monkey born into a breeding colony at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) in March 1985. He was removed from his mother at birth, had his eyelids sewn shut, and had an … Wikipedia
britches — /brich iz/, n. (used with a pl. v.) breeches. [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
britches — Yorkshire Dialect Trousers … English dialects glossary
