breech vs handsome

breech

adj
  • Born, or having been born, breech. 

noun
  • The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber. 

  • A breech birth. 

  • A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks. 

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

verb
  • To fit or furnish with a breech. 

  • To fasten with breeching. 

adv
  • With the hips coming out before the head. 

handsome

adj
  • Generous or noble in character. 

  • Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly 

  • Good, appealing, appropriate. 

  • Attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect. 

  • Fine, clear and bright. 

  • Ample; moderately large. 

  • Statuesque, beautiful in a masculine or otherwise imposing way. 

  • Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease; appropriate. 

How often have the words breech and handsome occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )