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knee-high

knee-high

1 2.7
A sock that reaches up to just below the knees
  • noun
  • /ˈniːˌhaɪ/
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  • The shoes are clunky; the dresses are body-con; and the knee-highs are sheer.
  • knee-high socks
  • knee-high stockings
  • knee-high nylon

It was silver and had a little halter neck and some some boots, some knee highs.

Examples

  • I ended up buying black knee high socks, a black little schoolgirl skirt.

  • Next she pulls off the stockings: knee highs in summer, knee socks in winter.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Got you some black knee high socks and this bag.

  • Hats and knee-high socks are worn at all times despite the hot weather.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • So I'm going for like knee high and over the knee Argyle socks with like Mary Jane sandals, which I think will look really cute.

  • Two wool shirts and two pairs of knee-high woolen stockings.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • On the bed, Aunt Claire leaned over to pull off her penny loafers and then her knee-high nylon stockings.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Unless you're going for a cutesy Britney Spears schoolgirl look, Dawn suggests steering clear of knee-high socks with heels.

    Blog text (18)

  • For example, knee-high socks look fabulous styled with just-below-the-knee boots or mid-calf boots, while thigh-high socks go great with over-the-knee boots.

    Blog text (18)

  • She wore colorful knee-high socks to keep her legs warm during winter.

Synonyms

stocking
vsknee-high
62 1.0

A thin garment like a long sock that covers the foot and leg

refers specifically to the version that stops just below the knees
knee-hi
vsknee-high
5.1

A long sock that reaches just below the knee

has identical meaning but is an alternative spelling form

How High

knee-high
1 2.7
anklet
1 1.9

Surface Forms

knee-high singular
knee-highs plural

Morphology

knee-high = knee + high (transparent) = knee + high

Literal descriptive compound: 'knee' + 'high' straightforwardly denotes something that reaches to the knee.

Etymology

The word knee-high is a simple combination of knee and high, meaning 'as high as the knee'. So a knee-high sock or stocking is a tall sock that reaches up to just below the knees.