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Recent Examples of knee breeches
When in 1968 Eliza married Viscount Henry Dermot Ponsonby Moore, better known as the photographer Derry Moore, Bunny would draft Jackie’s children, Caroline and John, then 11 and eight, as flower girl and page boy (in knee breeches, British court style for little boys).
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Mac Griswold, Town & Country, 15 Nov. 2022
If a new Puritanism is sweeping the nation, the comedy club or Netflix special may be the place where the new cultural arbiters in their knee breeches and petticoats are being the most vociferous.
—Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Nov. 2021
But this isn’t the architectural equivalent of requiring federal workers to wear knee breeches and a tricorn hats.
—Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2020
His inauguration was also notable for being the first where the new president wore pants rather than knee breeches.
—Pete Corson, ajc, 8 June 2018
Perhaps the most striking visitor was the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, who wore knee breeches and shoes with prominent silver buckles.
—Milton Gendel, Vanities, 30 Apr. 2018
And Renaissance Santa sported gold-embroidered burgundy velvet knee breeches and a matching mid-length cape, with an equally elegant Mrs. Claus at his side.
—National Geographic, 26 July 2016
Mac Griswold, Town & Country, 15 Nov. 2022
If a new Puritanism is sweeping the nation, the comedy club or Netflix special may be the place where the new cultural arbiters in their knee breeches and petticoats are being the most vociferous.
—Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Nov. 2021
But this isn’t the architectural equivalent of requiring federal workers to wear knee breeches and a tricorn hats.
—Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2020
His inauguration was also notable for being the first where the new president wore pants rather than knee breeches.
—Pete Corson, ajc, 8 June 2018
Perhaps the most striking visitor was the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, who wore knee breeches and shoes with prominent silver buckles.
—Milton Gendel, Vanities, 30 Apr. 2018
And Renaissance Santa sported gold-embroidered burgundy velvet knee breeches and a matching mid-length cape, with an equally elegant Mrs. Claus at his side.
—National Geographic, 26 July 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knee breeches
blue jeans
Plural Noun
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Two pairs of blue jeans, two white shirts, a denim jacket, four pairs of underwear.—
Literary Hub
July 8,
Literary Hub,
8 July 2025
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The gunman, who was wearing a mask, white tank top and blue jeans, ran off and has not been caught.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
2 July 2025
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“Knee breeches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee%20breeches. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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