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"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
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"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "半長褲"
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"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "马裤"
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"word": "polvihousut"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "culotte"
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"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "haut-de-chausses"
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"tags": [
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"word": "bragas"
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"code": "ka",
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"roman": "briǯi",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "ბრიჯი"
},
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
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"word": "Breeches"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "vráka",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "βράκα"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "brache"
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"code": "ja",
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"word": "ооз.шым"
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"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "no",
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"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
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"word": "knebukser"
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"word": "دیزلك"
},
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"code": "fa",
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"word": "تنبان"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "andarvard",
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"word": "اندرورد"
},
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"code": "pl",
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"word": "bryczesy"
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"word": "breeches buoy"
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"word": "breeches role"
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{
"word": "Dutchman's breeches"
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{
"word": "knee-breeches"
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{
"word": "open-kneed breeches"
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{
"word": "petticoat breeches"
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{
"word": "too big for one's breeches"
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{
"word": "trunk breeches"
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{
"word": "wear the breeches"
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"g": "f"
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"1": "la",
"2": "brācae"
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{
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{
"word": "jodhpurs"
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"A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes."
],
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"garment"
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[
"hips",
"hips"
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[
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"thighs"
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[
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},
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"ipa": "/ˈbɹiː.t͡ʃɪz/"
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "kuitbroek"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "kuitbeenbroek"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "calçons"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "五分褲"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wǔfēnkù",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "五分裤"
},
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "半長褲"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bànchángkù",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "半长裤"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "馬褲"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "mǎkù",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "马裤"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kniebroek"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "polvihousut"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "culotte"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "haut-de-chausses"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "calzón"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "calzóns"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"dated",
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "bragas"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "briǯi",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "ბრიჯი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "Breeches"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "vráka",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "βράκα"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "brákai",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "βράκαι"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "brache"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "han-zubon",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "半ズボン"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "burīchizu",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "ブリーチズ"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "bridji",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "бриджи"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "ooz.şım",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ооз.шым"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "knebukser"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "dizlik",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "دیزلك"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "tonbân",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "تنبان"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "andarvard",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "اندرورد"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "bryczesy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "calções"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "brídži",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "бри́джи"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bridži",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"plural"
],
"word": "бриджи"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "vrachi"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "causi"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "calzones"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"word": "knäbyxor"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "brydži",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "бриджі"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bričy",
"sense": "a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs",
"tags": [
"Canada"
],
"word": "брічи"
}
],
"word": "breeches"
}
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