File Ralph Earl Elijah Boardman WGA7452.jpg thumb 200px right Breeches as worn in America in the late eighteenth century Elijah Boardman by Ralph Earl , 1789. Breeches pronounced IPA en br t z breeches .... The breeches were normally closed and fastened about the leg, along its open seams at varied ... six and eight, was a landmark in his childhood. seealso Trousers Etymology Breeches is a double plural ... shows up in the epithet of the Viking king Ragnar Lodbrok Ragnar Lo br k , Ragnar Hairy breeches ..., who did not generally wear pants, referred to Germanic tribes as braccati , wearers of breeches or rather ... , short pants the word breeches has been applied to both outer garments and underwear . Breeches ... e.g., the parallel modern Dutch broek . At first breeches indicated a cloth worn as underwear by both men and women. In the latter sixteenth century, breeches began to replace Hose clothing hose while ... garments, a usage that remained standard until knee length breeches were replaced for everyday wear ... breeches culottes in French were seen as a symbol of the nobility. Lower class revolutionaries became known as sansculottes without breeches . Britches The spelling britches is a spelling variant .... Breeks is a Scots language Scots or northern English spelling and pronunciation. Types of breeches The terms breeches or knee breeches specifically designate the knee length garments worn by men ... occasions. Spanish breeches , stiff, ungathered breeches popular from the 1630s until the 1650s. Petticoat breeches , very full, ungathered breeches popular from the 1650s until the early 1660s, giving the impression of a woman s petticoat . Rhinegraves , full, gathered breeches popular from the early 1660s until the mid 1670s, often worn with an overskirt over them. Fall front breeches, breeches ... the 1890s to the 1930s a form of breeches called knickerbockers clothing knickerbockers or knickers ... in Britain. Vr ka Greek language Greek are the traditional breeches of all Greek islands ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2007 Spanish breeches are stiff and close fitting ungathered breeches . They were popular from 1600 1650 in fashion 1600 1650 . In the 1660s petticoat breeches surpassed them in popularity throughout most of Western Europe, Category Breeches clothing stub es Greg escos ... more details
Petticoat breeches were voluminously wide, pleated pants, reminiscent of a skirt, worn by men in Western Europe during the 1650s and early 1660s. The very full loose breeches were usually decorated with loops of ribbon s on the waist and around the knee. They were so loose and wide that they became known as petticoat breeches. They give very much the impression of very baggy loose shorts since they are not gathered at the knee. They replaced Spanish breeches during the 1650s as the most popular leg wear of most of Western Europe. By the early 1660s, rhinegraves became very popular and soon replaced petticoat breeches. External links http www.wga.hu frames e.html? html h hooch 1 index.html Pieter de Hooch Paintings Two pages of paintings of Dutch men in petticoat breeches by Pieter de Hooch. Clothing Category History of clothing Europe Category Breeches Category Skirts ko ... more details
Refimprove date September 2009 A breeches buoy is a crude rope based rescue device used to extract people from wrecked vessels, or to transfer people from one location to another in situations of danger. The device resembles a round emergency personal flotation device with a leg harness attached. It is similar to a zip line .The breeches buoy was usually deployed from either ship to ship, or ship to shore using a rocket or a lyle gun , and allowed single person evacuations. A line is attached to the ship, and the person being rescued is pulled to shore in the breeches buoy which rides the line similar to a zip line . Image Breechesbuoyrescue.jpg thumb a child riding a breeches buoy Competition In Sea Scouts , use of a breeches buoy has become one of the events that are competed in at regattas such as the Old Salts Regatta and the Ancient Mariner Sea Scout Regatta . The competition simulates an actual breeches buoy rescue situation. Before the event the crew sets up their equipment, which includes a thin shot line attached to the tower simulating the crow s nest of a sinking ship, a high line made of a hawser , a block and tackle, a deadman with a cleat, an endless whip with a block, a chair, and shear legs . Once the equipment is prepared, two scouts go up to the tower these scouts must wear harnesses for safety in most of today s competitions . The coxswain calls the four or five scouts remaining on the ground to attention. No further talking is allowed by anyone except for the coxswain and the two participants in the tower. No communication other than yes and no arm signaling is allowed between the tower and ground. At the go signal, time begins and does not stop until the participant ... to attention again. File Breeches.jpg thumb left The Intrepid Crew compete in the breeches buoy event ... reflist External links http www.schoonerman.com sailingterms breeches buoy.htm Definition from Sailing Terms http www.lifesavingservice.org beach apparatus gear.html Breeches Buoy Description Category ... more details
Merge from Principal boy date August 2011 Crossdressing A breeches role also pants role or trouser role , Travesti theatre travesti or hosenrolle is a role in which an actress appears in male clothing breeches pronounced IPA en br t z breeches , britches being tight fitting knee length pants, the standard male garment at the time breeches roles were introduced . In opera it also refers to any male character that is sung and acted by a female singer. Most often the character is an adolescent or a very young man, sung by a mezzo soprano or contralto . ref name Grove Budden J. Breeches part. In The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Macmillan, London and New York, 1997. ref The operatic concept assumes ... breeches roles. The most often performed breeches roles are Cherubino The Marriage ... range, they do not usually contain breeches roles in the same sense as opera. Some plays do have male ... by women e.g., Peter and Wendy Peter Pan these could be considered modern era breeches roles. However ... level Hamlet Hamlet as a character Hamlet is not a breeches role, but Sarah Bernhardt once played Hamlet as a breeches role. When a play is spoken of as containing a breeches role, this does mean a role ... at some time, and breeches roles would even be inserted gratuitously in revivals of older plays ... if the play is dull, as long as the audience can glimpse the legs of the famous breeches actress ... Eisaman Maus also argues that as well as revealing the female legs and buttocks, the breeches role frequently .... Breeches roles remained an attraction on the British stage for centuries, but their fascination ... Historically, the list of roles that are considered to be breeches roles is constantly changing, depending ... roles of H nsel, the Sandman, and the Dewman are however meant to be sung by women. Operas with breeches ... terms DEFAULTSORT Breeches Role Category Cross dressing Category Drama Category History of theatre ... travesti simple Breeches role fi Housurooli sv Byxroll ... more details
Image Yellow breeches fishing.jpg thumb Fishing in the Boiling Springs Lake tributary to the Yellow Breeches Creek in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania Boiling Springs Yellow Breeches Creek , ref gnis 1193699 ref also known as Minnimingo Creek , Citation needed date August 2011 is a convert 56.1 mi km adj mid long ref name NHD U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high resolution flowline data. http viewer.nationalmap.gov viewer The National Map , accessed August 8, 2011 ref tributary of the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania in the United States . Description Yellow Breeches Creek rises on the northwestern side of South Mountain Maryland and Pennsylvania South Mountain , in the Michaux State Forest , and collects the drainage of several hollows along the mountainside. It flows ... by Mountain Creek Yellow Breeches Creek Mountain Creek . Old Town Run enters just before the creek ... lake that gives the town its name. The Boiling Springs Lake tributary photo enters Yellow Breeches ... by Stony Run Yellow Breeches Creek Stony Run and enters a series of sharp meanders as the railroad ... . Cedar Run Yellow Breeches Creek Cedar Run enters near the top of the northernmost meander. It cuts east, then north again, emptying into the Susquehanna. Known for its great fishing, the Yellow Breeches ... Springs. The Yellow Breeches is stocked by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission as well as local fly shops, including Yellow Breeches Outfitters and Cold Spring Anglers. It is one of the designated Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers . The Etters Bridge crosses Yellow Breeches Creek in Fairview Township ... 08 author Herbert D. Versaw format PDF date June 1985 ref The Gilbert Bridge crosses Yellow Breeches ... 17 author Herbert D. Versaw format PDF date January 1989 ref Tributaries Cedar Run Yellow Breeches Creek Cedar Run Pippins Run Stony Run Yellow Breeches Creek Stony Run Dogwood Run Old Town Run Mountain Creek Yellow Breeches Creek Mountain Creek Boiling Springs Lake Run See also List of rivers of Pennsylvania ... more details
Mountain Creek is a convert 20.9 mi km adj mid long ref name NHD U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high resolution flowline data. http viewer.nationalmap.gov viewer The National Map , accessed August 8, 2011 ref tributary of Yellow Breeches Creek in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Cumberland County , Pennsylvania in the United States . Mountain Creek joins Yellow Breeches Creek near the borough of Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania Mount Holly Springs . Tributaries Hunters Run Tagg Run Sage Run Iron Run Toms Run See also List of rivers of Pennsylvania References Reflist Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing , Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0 9749692 0 6 Susquehanna River System coord missing Pennsylvania Category Rivers of Pennsylvania Category Tributaries of the Susquehanna River Category Geography of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania pennsylvania geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Wikify date December 2009 Rhinegraves are a form of breeches which were popular from the early 1660s until the mid 1670s in Western Europe. They are very full breeches gathered below the knee. Usually an overskirt was worn over them which was decorated with ribbon loops around the waist and around the knee. Where the knee was gathered, a large frill of lace and stocking tops added further decoration. Rhinegraves replaced the petticoat breeches in the early 1660s. During the 1670s as the longer coat and long waistcoat became popular, these very full breeches became less full and by the late 1670s and early 1680s they were replaced by more tight fitting breeches with the stockings worn over them. Category History of clothing Europe Category Breeches fashion stub ... more details
Britches may refer to Breeches , or britches, an item of clothing Britches monkey , a baby monkey removed from a laboratory by the Animal Liberation Front disambig ... more details
BLUF may refer to Balochistan Liberation United Front BLUF fetishism Breeches and Leather Uniform Fanclub, a fraternal homosexual leather organization BLUF communication an acronym for Bottom Line Up Front BLUF domain , a protein domain that senses blue light See also bluff disambiguation disambig ... more details
Summary Information Description The Intrepid Crew competes in the Breeches Buoy Event Source Personal Photo Collection Date 08 09, 29 January 2010 UTC Author Rye Druzin Permission other versions Licensing cc by sa 3.0 ... more details
Merge to Breeches Role date August 2011 refimprove date October 2007 Image Vestatilley01.jpg thumb 200px right Vesta Tilley as a principal boy In pantomime , a principal boy role is the young male protagonist of the play, traditionally played by a young actress in boy s clothes. The tradition grew out of laws restricting the use of child actors in London theatre, and the responsibility carried by such lead roles. A Breeches role was also a rare opportunity for an early 20th Century actress to wear a revealing costume, potentially increasing the size of the audience ref cite web url http www.limelightscripts.co.uk scripts history.htm title History of British Pantomime author anon publisher Limelight Scripts year 2005 accessdate 18 May 2011 ref The practice of having a female play the principal boy was becoming less common in the late 20th century, as further outlets were sought for the talents of young male pop stars and actors. Citation needed date June 2007 Although not written as a pantomime, Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn t Grow Up is often produced as one with the tradition of a female principal boy continuing. Image Nan C Hearne principal boy in music hall.jpg thumb 200px right Actress Nan Hearne as Jack in the Pantomine The House That Jack Built See also Breeches role References references Category Pantomime UK theat stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 For the school in India Breeks Memorial School Breeks is the Scots language Scots term for trousers , breeches and, as the Dictionary of the Scots Language online has it, also underpants. From this it might be inferred that breeches and breeks relate to the Latin references to the braccae that were worn by the ancient Celt s, but the Oxford English Dictionary also online gives the etymology as Common Germanic . However, seeing as the Gaelic word for trousers is briogais, it is equally inferable that it simply derives via the Scottish term influencing Scottish English. Outside Scotland the term breeks is often used to refer to breeches, a trouser similar to plus fours , especially when worn in Scotland and engaging in field sports such as deer stalking , and the activities of taking pheasant , duck , partridge and other game birds. Whilst breeks are a neater, trimmer fit, plus twos are slightly wider with an extra 2 inches of material to fold over the knee, and plus fours a further 4 inches of material and a wider, baggier fit . Category Trousers and shorts Category Scottish dress Category Hunting in Scotland Category Scots language Scotland stub Clothing stub ... more details
Wiktionarypar breech Breech may refer to Breeches , an item of clothing covering the body from the waist down Breech, in a breech loading weapon , is a chamber integral to the rear portion of a gun barrel that receives the shell, cartridge, or ammunition Buttocks , the lower part of the human abdomen The lower part of a pulley block The penetration of a boiler where exhaust gases leave it See also Breech birth Breeching disambiguation Breach disambiguation disambig ... more details
Bracegirdle is an English surname that may refer to Anne Bracegirdle , English actress 17th 18th century John Bracegirdle , English poet 16th 17th century Leighton Seymour Bracegirdle , Australian naval officer Mark Anthony Bracegirdle , Anglo Australian, political activist, well known in the Sri Lankan context Nick Bracegirdle known as Chicane recording artist Bracegirdle is the name of List of hobbit families B a hobbit family The name derives from a medieval item of clothing, the breeches girdle surname ... more details
wiktionarypar breeching britching Breeching also britching may refer to Breeching boys , putting boys in breeches or trousers for the first time Breeching tack , a strap around the haunches of a draft, pack or riding animal Breeching, the flue of a boiler Breeching dog , long hairs on the legs neither of the two incoming mainspace links provide any description of the term See also Breech disambiguation False breeching disambiguation Breach disambiguation disambig ... more details
on money. One of his projects, a pair of riding breeches for a wealthy customer, were never claimed. He thought he could sell the breeches to get money for more useful clothes and some food, but when he decided to sell the breeches, they were nowhere to be found. Emelyan was drunk as usual, and denied the theft. Astafy was terribly vexed by the theft, and kept looking for the breeches while still ... fight over the breeches and Emelyan s drinking, and Emelyan left the apartment and did not return for days ... the breeches. With his last words, Emelyan admitted to stealing the breeches. References Magarshack ... more details
s Breeches Medical uses Image Bicu2 001 lvd.jpg thumb left 19th century illustration Indigenous peoples ... , skin conditions and as a blood purifier. Dutchman s breeches contains several alkaloids ... more details
Summary Information Description The torpedo room of the United States Navy submarine USS H 5 SS 148 . The breeches of the four 18 inch 457 mm torpedo tube s are at center. Source Scanned from Page 304 of Friedman, Norman, U.S. Submarines Through 1945 An Illustrated Design History , Annapolis, Maryland Naval Institute Press, 1995. ISBN 1 55750 263 3. Date 1919 Author United States Navy photograph Permission other versions None known Licensing PD USGov Military Navy Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Svenbot priority true ... more details
any two legged garment, including both trousers and breeches? reaching to the ankle, snug from the calf ... breeches that ended at mid calf, worn with tall riding boot s. Citation needed date October ... to this style of breeches, they were not true jodhpurs and more accurately termed flared hip breeches . baggy implies being a slob, sloppy, messy. flared is classy, deliberate, etc. This British ... of breeches similar to those worn by men. Riding Special adaptations for riding include a pattern ... boots, are worn with jodhpurs, but also may be worn with breeches if chaps half chaps are added to give the look of a tall riding boot The word jodhpurs is often used interchangeably with riding breeches , though this is technically incorrect, as breeches are riding apparel that come down to only about ... clothing, not only for riding. In popular culture, jodhpur style breeches worn with tall boots ... by certain Hollywood movie directors. Flared hip breeches formed part of the military uniform ... women to adopt the wearing of jodhpurs was Coco Chanel . She was inspired to copy the breeches as worn ... Category Trousers and shorts Category Breeches Category Jodhpur ar de Jodhpurs fr ... more details
The Italian language Italian term musico plural musici has a number of meanings Originally, the term referred to any trained, as opposed to amateur, musician . In the 18th century, the term generally regarded as derogatory was used for the voice type known today as castrato . ref New Grove Dictionary of Opera , vol 3, p.529, sv musico ref ref Warrack, John and West, Ewan 1992 , The Oxford Dictionary of Opera , 782 pages, ISBN 0 19 869164 5 ref In the 19th century, after the disappearance of castrati from opera, the term referred to a female singer, usually a mezzo soprano, but sometimes a contralto, in a breeches role , ref Warrack, John and West, Ewan 1992 op. cit. ref often referred to as a primo musico . A diminutive form musichetto was also occasionally used. References Reflist See also Tenore contraltino History Tenore contraltino Opera terms Category Voice types Category Opera terminology Category Italian loanwords ... more details
Summary This image is the frontispiece from The Service of Coast Artillery, Frank T. Hines and Franklin W. Ward, Goodenough & Woglom Co., New York, 1910. The image was most likely taken and then annotated by the U.S. Army, Coast Artillery Corps. This photo probably dates from 1905 1910. The image shows a typical Endicott Period Coast Artillery battery of two guns likely 10 or 12 inch guns on disappearing carriages. The rightmost gun is in the raised in battery position, ready to fire, while the gun on the left has been returned to its lowered position, behind the parapet, and is ready to be loaded. A shell cart is visible on the loading platform to the right of the breech of the nearest gun. Projectiles would be wheeled from the shell hoists near the point marked 12 to the guns breeches and rammed into the gun. The powder charge was then inserted behind the projectile, the breech was closed, and the gun was ready to fire. Licensing PD US ... more details
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