knicker
2
8.1
- noun
- /ˈnɪkər/
- Archaic
:
bombacho
- The boy came out of nowhere, walking toward me, and the air was so still I could hear his corduroy knickers going whup, whup, and the dead brown oak leaves crunching under his high-top boots.
- wear knickers
- corduroy knickers
- plaid knickers
Examples
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During the vintage sports day, everyone admired the participants dressed in traditional knickers and crisp shirts.
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Definitely not Olympian: high leather shoes instead of Keds, a blue shirt with long sleeves, a bow tie, and black wool knickers.
Fiction book (1994) -
A corduroy suit with fitted knickers
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A young man in green knickers and an elegant waistcoat appeared.
Fiction book (1993) -
I wanted to stay put when I saw that he wore red knickers, long black socks, and a jacket trimmed with white.
Fiction book (1997) -
Chip Shreck is dressed as an old-time football hero in knickers, etc.
Fiction book (1992) -
We had a picture of him wearing matching tweed knickers, a schoolboy blazer, and a small cap on our kitchen wall.
Fiction book (1995) -
The young boy ran joyfully across the field in his bright, plaid knickers and baseball cap.
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On sunny days, golf enthusiasts often wear colorful knickers that match their stylish polo shirts.
Synonyms
13
3.0
One leg of a pair of pants or the whole pair, mainly in British English
5
1.0
Trousers ending above the knee that people wear in warm weather or for sports
1
9.9
A type of short loose pants that gather at the knee
1
9.9
Short trousers that reach to the knee and are often worn by boys
1
9.9
Short trousers fastened just below the knee, worn by men in the 1600s and 1700s
1
9.9
Trousers that end above the knee and fasten below it
Short loose trousers gathered at the knee, often worn by boys or for sports
Short trousers that end above the knee, often worn by boys or for sports
Knee-length trousers that men wore with formal clothes in the 17th and 18th centuries
Surface Forms
Etymology
Knicker comes from the longer name Knickerbocker, a funny Dutch family name used by the writer Washington Irving to show people in 'short, baggy trousers' that ended at the knee. So a knicker is a loose, knee-length trouser often worn for sports or as historical dress.