Dutchman's breeches

English thumb|Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria species) Alternative forms dutchman's breeches Etymology In the case of the plants, named because their flower petals resemble baggy pants worn by Dutch settlers to North America (compare slops, knickerbockers). Noun p A plant of the species Dicentra cucullaria species, native to eastern North America and the Columbia River basin. en breeches-flower boys and girls girls and boys Indian boys and girls A plant of the species Lamprocapnos spectabilis species, formerly Dicentra spectabilis species, similar to D. cucullaria, but red or pink. en colloquial Something proverbially blue, used in phrases relating to a clear blue sky, as in "enough blue sky to make [or patch] a Dutchman's breeches", etc. en Dutchman's trousers en Dutchman -'s breeches en https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Poetical_Works_of_the_Rev_Samuel_Bis/IXsyAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22a%20dutchman's%20breeches%22%20plus%20minus&pg=PA163&printsec=frontcover&bsq=%22a%20dutchman's%20breeches%22%20plus%20minus The Poetical Works of the Rev. Samuel Bishop, A.M. Samuel Bishop 7818777 1796 2 163 Epigram II. Plus, Minus. A Dutchman's breeches, in full taste, / Two contrasted extremes divide; / Buttons, like platters, at the waist, / And studs, like peas, along the side. en https://www.google.com/books?id=TK8gAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA14 The Architecture of Colonial America Harold Donaldson Eberlein Library of American civilization 9780722229712 15022725 1052813434 1915 14 We have all heard it said of the Dutchman's breeches that they could be made to contain whatever objects could be forced through the pocket apertures, and the number of things that the Dutchman could stow away in the baggy recesses of his nether garments has always been a source of wonder to the foreigner. en https://books.google.com/books?id=fvypmeTsyKoC&pg=PA21 MotorBoating 1531-2623 1950 October 21 Up went the jib and then the mainsail. Being home-made, they hung baggy as a Dutchman's breeches, but when I cast off the mooring lines the breeze blew out the wrinkles and everything was fine. Translations Dicentra cucullaria Dutch: nl gebroken hartjes p French: fr dicentre à capuchon m German: de Kapuzen-Herzblume f Swedish: sv sjömanshjärta n Welsh: cy clôs pen-glin m Further reading Dicentra cucullaria 1 Dicentra cucullaria 1 DICU en Poppies