The Probert Encyclopaedia of Costume

BREECHES

Breeches are leg coverings, usually ending just above or just below the knees. Breeches were in use among the Babylonians and other ancient peoples as well as among the moderns. In Europe we find them first used among the Gauls; hence the Romans called a part of Gaul breeched Gaul. Trousers are longer and looser than the breeches that used to be worn.
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