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Dicentra :: Dicentra (n.) A genus of herbaceous plants, with racemes of two-spurred or heart-shaped flowers, including the Dutchman's breeches, and the more showy Bleeding heart (D. spectabilis)..

Gaskins :: Gaskins (n.pl.) Loose hose or breeches; galligaskins.

Vent :: Vent (n.) The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge; touchhole..

Retractor :: Retractor (n.) In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel..

Breeches :: Breeches (n. pl.) Trousers; pantaloons.

Reenforce :: Reenforce (v.) That part of a cannon near the breech which is thicker than the rest of the piece, so as better to resist the force of the exploding powder. See Illust. of Cannon..

Quoin :: Quoin (n.) To support the breech of a cannon.

Breeching :: Breeching (n.) The sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to convey the smoke from the flues to the smokestack.

Spank :: Spank (v. t.) To strike, as the breech, with the open hand; to slap..

Breech :: Breech (n.) The hinder part of anything; esp., the part of a cannon, or other firearm, behind the chamber..

Lump :: Lump (n.) A projection beneath the breech end of a gun barrel.

Chamber :: Chamber (n.) That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in breech-loading guns..

Action :: Action (n.) Effective motion; also, mechanism; as, the breech action of a gun..

Bear''s-breech :: Bear's-breech (n.) See Acanthus, n., 1..

Unbreeched :: Unbreeched (imp. & p. p.) of Unbreec.

Breeches :: Breeches (n. pl.) A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes..

Diaper :: Diaper (n.) An infant's breechcloth.

Knickerbockers :: Knickerbockers (n. pl.) The name for a style of short breeches; smallclothes.

Breeching :: Breeching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Breec.

Corduroy :: Corduroy (n.) Trousers or breeches of corduroy.

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