English-Thai Dictionary

breech

N ก้น  สะโพก  bottom kon

 

breechblock

N ที่ หุ้ม กะ บอก ปืน ส่วนหลัง 

 

breechcloth

N ผ้า คาด เอว  breechclout

 

breechclout

N ผ้า คาด เอว  breechcloth

 

breeches

N กางเกง ขี่ม้า  kang-keng-ki-ma

 

breeching

N ช่องทาง 

 

breechloader

N ปืน ที่ บรรจุ ด้านหลัง 

 

breechloading

A ที่ บรรจุ ทาง ด้านหลัง 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BREECH

n.brich. [See Breach and Break. ] The lower part of the body behind. 1. Breeches; but rarely used in the singular.
2. The hinder part of any thing.

 

BREECH

v.t.To put into breeches. 1. To whip on the breech.
2. See Britch.

 

BREECHES

n.plu. brich'es. [Low L. braccoe.] A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs. It is now a close garment; but the word formerly was used for a loose garment, now called trowsers, laxoe braccoe.
To wear the breeches is, in the wife, to usurp the authority of the husband.

 

BREECHING

ppr. brich'ing. Furnishing with breeches, or with a breech. [See Britch. ] 1. Whipping the breech; and as a noun, a whipping.

 

BREECHING

in gunnery on board of ships. [Bee Britching. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BREECH

Breech, n. Etym: [See Breeches. ]

 

1. The lower part of the body behind; the buttocks.

 

2. Breeches. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

3. The hinder part of anything; esp. , the part of a cannon, or other firearm, behind the chamber.

 

4. (Naut. )

 

Defn: The external angle of knee timber, the inside of which is called the throat.

 

BREECH

Breech, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Breeched; p. pr. & vb. n. Breeching. ]

 

1. To put into, or clothe with, breeches. A great man. .. anxious to know whether the blacksmith's youngest boy was breeched. Macaulay.

 

2. To cover as with breeches. [Poetic ] Their daggers unmannerly breeched with gore. Shak.

 

3. To fit or furnish with a breech; as, to breech a gun.

 

4. To whip on the breech. [Obs. ] Had not a courteous serving man conveyed me away, whilst he went to fetch whips, I think, in my conscience, he would have breeched me. Old Play.

 

5. To fasten with breeching.

 

BREECH ACTION

BREECH ACTION Breech action.

 

Defn: The breech mechanism in breech-loading small arms and certain special guns, as automatic and machine guns; --used frequently in referring to the method by which the movable barrels of breech- loading shotguns are locked, unlocked, or rotated to loading position.

 

BREECHBLOCK

BREECHBLOCK Breech "block, n.

 

Defn: The movable piece which closes the breech of a breech-loading firearm, and resists the backward force of the discharge. It is withdrawn for the insertion of a cartridge, and closed again before the gun is fired.

 

BREECHCLOTH

BREECHCLOTH Breech "cloth `, n.

 

Defn: A cloth worn around the breech.

 

BREECHES

Breech "es, n. pl. Etym: [OE. brech, brek, AS. brek, pl. of broc breech, breeches; akin to Icel. brok breeches, ODan. brog, D. broek, G. bruch; cf. L. bracae, braccae, which is of Celtic origin. Cf. Brail. ]

 

1. A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes. His jacket was red, and his breeches were blue. Coleridge.

 

2. Trousers; pantaloons. [Colloq. ] Breeches buoy, in the life-saving service, a pair of canvas breeches depending from an annular or beltlike life buoy which is usually of cork. This contrivance, inclosing the person to be rescued, is hung by short ropes from a block which runs upon the hawser stretched from the ship to the shore, and is drawn to land by hauling lines. -- Breeches pipe, a forked pipe forming two branches united at one end. -- Knee breeches, breeches coming to the knee, and buckled or fastened there; smallclothes. -- To wear the breeches, to usurp the authority of the husband; -- said of a wife. [Colloq. ]

 

BREECHING

BREECHING Breech "ing, n.

 

1. A whipping on the breech, or the act of whipping on the breech. I view the prince with Aristarchus' eyes, Whose looks were as a breeching to a boy. Marlowe.

 

2. That part of a harness which passes round the breech of a horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle.

 

3. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A strong rope rove through the cascabel of a cannon and secured to ringbolts in the ship's side, to limit the recoil of the gun when it is discharged.

 

4. The sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to convey the smoke from the flues to the smokestack.

 

BREECHLOADER

BREECHLOADER Breech "load `er, n.

 

Defn: A firearm which receives its load at the breech. For cavalry, the revolver and breechloader will supersede the saber. Rep. Sec. War (186 ).

 

BREECH-LOADING

BREECH-LOADING Breech "-load `ing, a.

 

Defn: Receiving the charge at the breech instead of at the muzzle.

 

BREECH PIN; BREECH SCREW

BREECH PIN; BREECH SCREW Breech " pin `, Breech " screw `.

 

Defn: A strong iron or steel plug screwed into the breech of a musket or other firearm, to close the bottom of the bore.

 

BREECH SIGHT

BREECH SIGHT Breech " sight `.

 

Defn: A device attached to the breech of a firearm, to guide the eye, in conjunction with the front sight, in taking aim.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

breech

breech |brēCH britʃ | ▶noun 1 the part of a cannon behind the bore. • the back part of a rifle or gun barrel. 2 archaic a person's buttocks. ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic put (a boy ) into breeches after being in petticoats since birth. ORIGIN Old English brēc (plural of brōc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch broek ), interpreted as a singular form. The original sense was ‘garment covering the loins and thighs ’ (compare with breeches ), hence ‘the buttocks ’ ( sense 2 of the noun, mid 16th cent. ), later ‘the hind part ’ of anything (late 16th cent ).

 

breech birth

breech birth |ˈbritʃ ˌbərθ |(also breech delivery ) ▶noun a delivery of a baby so positioned in the uterus that the buttocks or feet are delivered first.

 

breechblock

breech block |ˈbrēCHˌbläk ˈbritʃblɑk | ▶noun a metal block that closes the aperture at the back part of a rifle or gun barrel.

 

breechclout

breech clout |ˈbrēCHˌklout ˈbritʃklaʊt | ▶noun (also breechcloth ) another term for loincloth.

 

breeches

breech es |ˈbriCHiz, ˈbrē -ˈbrɪtʃɪz | ▶plural noun short trousers fastened just below the knee, now chiefly worn for riding a horse or as part of ceremonial dress. • informal trousers. PHRASES too big for one's breeches see big. ORIGIN Middle English: plural of breech .

 

Breeches Bible

Breech es Bi ble ▶noun the Geneva Bible of 1560, so named because the word breeches is used in Gen. 3:7 for the garments made by Adam and Eve.

 

breeches buoy

breech es bu oy ▶noun a lifebuoy with canvas breeches attached that, when suspended from a rope, can be used to transfer a person to safety from a ship.

 

breeching

breech ing |ˈbrēCHiNG britʃɪŋ | ▶noun 1 a strong leather strap passing around the hindquarters of a horse harnessed to a vehicle. 2 historical a thick rope used to secure the carriage of a cannon on a ship and to absorb the force of the recoil. 3 the hair or wool on the hindquarters of an animal.

 

breech-loader

breech-load er ▶noun a gun designed to have ammunition inserted at the breech rather than through the muzzle. DERIVATIVES breech-load ing adjective

 

breech presentation

breech pre sen ta tion ▶noun a position of a fetus in which the feet or buttocks appear first during birth.

 

Oxford Dictionary

breech

breech |briːtʃ | ▶noun 1 the part of a cannon behind the bore. • the back part of a rifle or gun barrel. 2 archaic a person's buttocks. ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic dress (a boy ) in breeches after he has been in petticoats since birth. ORIGIN Old English brēc (plural of brōc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch broek ), interpreted as a singular form. The original sense was ‘garment covering the loins and thighs ’ (compare with breeches ), hence ‘the buttocks ’ ( sense 2 of the noun, mid 16th cent. ), later ‘the hind part ’ of anything.

 

breech birth

breech birth (also breech delivery ) ▶noun a delivery of a baby which is so positioned in the womb that the buttocks or feet are delivered first.

 

breechblock

breech |block ▶noun a metal block which closes the aperture at the back part of a rifle or gun barrel.

 

breechclout

breech |clout |ˈbriːtʃklaʊt | ▶noun North American term for loincloth.

 

breeches

breeches |ˈbrɪtʃɪz, briːtʃɪz | ▶plural noun short trousers fastened just below the knee, now chiefly worn for riding or as part of ceremonial dress. • informal trousers. ORIGIN Middle English: plural of breech .

 

Breeches Bible

Breeches Bible ▶noun the Geneva Bible of 1560, so named because the word breeches is used in Gen. 3:7 for the garments made by Adam and Eve.

 

breeches buoy

breeches buoy ▶noun a lifebuoy with canvas breeches attached which, when suspended from a rope, can be used to hold and transfer a passenger to safety from a ship.

 

breeching

breech |ing |ˈbriːtʃɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 a strong leather strap passing round the hindquarters of a horse harnessed to a vehicle and enabling the horse to push backwards. 2 historical a thick rope used to secure the carriages of cannon on a ship and to absorb the force of the recoil. 3 the hair or wool on the hindquarters of an animal.

 

breech-loader

breech-loader ▶noun a gun designed to have ammunition inserted at the breech rather than through the muzzle. DERIVATIVES breech-loading adjective

 

breech presentation

breech pre sen ta tion ▶noun a position of a fetus in which the feet or buttocks appear first during birth.

 

Duden Dictionary

Breeches

Bree ches Pluralwort , die Breecheshose |ˈbrɪt͜ʃəs |Pluraletantum englisch breeches, Plural von: breech < altenglisch brēc, Plural von: brōc = Beinbekleidung halblange, an den Oberschenkeln weite, von den Knien abwärts eng gearbeitete Reithose

 

Breecheshose

Bree ches ho se Substantiv, feminin , die Breeches die Breecheshose; Genitiv: der Breecheshose, Plural: die Breecheshosen englisch breeches, Plural von: breech < altenglisch brēc, Plural von: brōc = Beinbekleidung halblange, an den Oberschenkeln weite, von den Knien abwärts eng gearbeitete Reithose

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

breech

breech /briːtʃ /名詞 C 1 (大砲の )砲尾, (銃の )尾筒 .2 ｟古 ｠(人の )尻 （しり ）.～́ b ì rth [del ì very ]逆子出産 .

 

breeches

breech es /brɪ́tʃɪz, bríːtʃ -/名詞 〖複数扱い 〗1 (ひざ下でくくった乗馬 儀式 登山用の )半ズボン 〘主に男性が着用 〙.2 ｟おどけて ｠ズボン .too b ì g for one's br é eches 横柄な, 身の程知らずの .～́ b ù oy 二股 （また ）ブイ 〘半ズボン状のものが付いたブイで遭難者の救助運搬に使用 〙.