Sentence examples for the breeches from inspiring English sources

Aidan Turner does wear the breeches well, did I mention?

The breeches were probably named for Karl Florentin, Rheingraf von Salm.

The breeches worn beneath the newly loosened coat lost their lacing and began to be worn capacious and low.

At the beginning of the 17th century, the doublet had become so short that the ruffled shirt was visible between it and the breeches.

For his performance of this task Daniele earned the nickname Il Braghettone (or Brachettone; "The Breeches Maker"), as well as an undeserved posthumous reputation as a prude.

Among his costumes for Bernhardt were the breeches that she wore, at fifty-six, to play Napoleon's adolescent son in Rostand's "L'Aiglon" — her most famous trouser role.

Then there were the costumes: the knee breeches, the cavalier capes, the lace cuffs and the much commented-upon legwear.

"That was done during the moment of greatest prudishness of the Counter-Reformation," Mr. Paolucci said of the repainting by Michelangelo's contemporary, Daniele da Volterra, which earned the artist the nickname "il Braghettone" (the breeches-maker).

That's when the breech occurred.

Molly was delivered by caesarean after she ended up in the breech position, and weighed 10.2lbs.

Ronnie being the sort of person he was immediately stepped into the breech.