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Synonyms for britches

Grammar : Noun
Spell : brich-iz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbrɪtʃ ɪz

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Définition of britches

Origin :
  • 1905, from britch (1620s), an old variant of breeches.
  • As in pants : noun clothing for legs, lower half of body
  • As in trousers : noun pants
Example sentences :
  • As an old Tellurian saying hath it, 'you're altogether too big for your britches.'
  • Extract from : « The Galaxy Primes » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • "You're too smart for your own britches, egghead," Crowley snarled.
  • Extract from : « The Common Man » by Guy McCord (AKA Dallas McCord Reynolds)
  • Should thee like to clap thysen into britches as cowd as a tub o' water?
  • Extract from : « Sons and Lovers » by David Herbert Lawrence
  • Ledyard at Ben's elbow was muttering something about his britches.
  • Extract from : « Wilderness of Spring » by Edgar Pangborn
  • They hadn't been wed long, when he axed her to mend his britches.
  • Extract from : « Yorkshire Ditties, Second Series » by John Hartley
  • They didn' know nothin bout no britches till they was great big, jus' wen' roun' in dey shirttails.
  • Extract from : « Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 2 » by Work Projects Administration
  • When dey sont me to town I put on britches an' stuffed de tail o' my slip in 'em so's it pass' for a shirt.
  • Extract from : « Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves » by Work Projects Administration
  • I try treat people nice, 'n'en they go th'ow my britches down cistern!
  • Extract from : « Penrod and Sam » by Booth Tarkington
  • My britches were copperus colored and I had on a home wove shirt with a pleated bosom.
  • Extract from : « Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2 » by Works Projects Administration
  • Az a gineral thing, when a woman wares the britches she haz a good rite tew them.
  • Extract from : « The American Joe Miller » by Various
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