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A New History of London
… the Guildhall subscription contracted for 12000 pairs of breeches, 12000 Shirts, 10000 woollen caps, 10000 pairs of …
A New History of London
… of yellow cloth, (of late years the boys are allowed breeches) a round thrum cap, tied with a red band, yellow …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… to mid forearm, gambeson with fluted sleeves, fluted breeches, shell shoulder pieces and elbow roundels fastened …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… (mid-period), Inventories (late). Breech clasp [clasps for breeches; brich clasp; breeches claspe] A CLASP to fasten BREECHES, sometimes with a keeper, sometimes listed in pairs …
A Dictionary of London
… into Fetter Lane. This extension was carried out in 1877. Breeches Yard In Townsend Lane, Thames Street (P.C. …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Western, WHITE, Wiltshire, YELLOW Found used to make BREECHES, COAT, SUIT, WAISTCOAT Found in the shops measured …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… America and used particularly in the manufacture of BREECHES, hence BUCKSKINS, or GLOVES. The skins were usually … in OIL, OILED, UNDRESSED, washed Found used to make BREECHES, GLOVES Found in units of DOZEN Found imported by … (late), Newspapers, Rates. Buckskins A term for BREECHES made of BUCKSKIN, it has not located as such in the …
Survey of London
… "Pretty Peggy" (Margaret Woffington), who wore the breeches so successfully as Sir Harry Wildair in Farquhar's … to a saying that went of her, that those who wore breeches deserved petticoats better; but if those in petticoats had been in breeches, they would have held faster." Sir Thomas Pelham, …