Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural The name for a style of short breeches; smallclothes; called also
knickers .
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- noun
Men's orboys 'baggy knee trousers , of a type particularlypopular in the early 20th century.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun trousers ending above the knee
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Examples
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The little boy in knickerbockers playing with a diabolo on page 103 is a perfect period piece.
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He was an extremely picturesque gardener, dressed in knickerbockers and leather gaiters, with a touch of red in his waistcoat, and a cardigan jacket and a cap on the side of his head.
Just Patty 1911
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Across from Miss Hazel sat her brother in knickerbockers, his Alpine stock at his elbow and also his fan.
Jerry Junior 1907
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Old-fashioned long stockings with colorful stripes were called knickerbockers, and that’s how this parfait got its name.
The Fussy Eaters’ Recipe Book Annabel Karmel 2007
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Old-fashioned long stockings with colorful stripes were called knickerbockers, and that’s how this parfait got its name.
The Fussy Eaters’ Recipe Book Annabel Karmel 2007
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A perfect mob of street urchins, loafers, shop-men and bar-keepers who could spare a bit of time, lined up in front of the Palace Hotel and watched the plaid-coated, gray-capped visitors in short knickerbockers and golf stockings puff their pipes around the bar and call for "Porter and h'ale, 'alf and
The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High Sierras Frederick Vining Fisher
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However, many women now affect "knickerbockers" and vice versa.
Perfect Behavior; a guide for ladies and gentlemen in all social crises Donald Ogden Stewart 1937
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However, many women now affect "knickerbockers" and vice versa.
Perfect Behavior 1922
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Stripped of all apologetic circumlocution, "knickerbockers" are simply loose, easy trousers, above which is worn a becoming blouse waist, and thus attired, the belles of New
The Arena Volume 4, No. 22, September, 1891 Various 1888
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Emil had come to the lake directly from university, wearing a pair of plus-four knickerbockers with boots and a belted, one-button coat with large patch pockets.
Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011
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