knickerbockers
- noun
- /ˈnɪkərˌbɑkərz/
- Archaic
:
pantalones cortos
- Vintage photographs often show boys dressed in knickerbockers and caps.
Examples
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The golfers preferred knickerbockers for their comfort and style on the course.
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He wore a pair of knickerbockers and high socks for the school play.
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Look at those stylish knickerbockers!
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He wore knickerbockers while playing soccer.
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He wore a pair of knickerbockers and high socks for the school play.
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The golfers preferred knickerbockers for their comfort and style on the course.
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Vintage photographs often show boys dressed in knickerbockers and caps.
Synonyms
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8.4
Loose trousers like old work pants
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8.1
Loose knee-length trousers gathered at the knee and worn for sport or old-fashioned dress
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9.9
A type of short loose pants that gather at the knee
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9.9
Short trousers that reach to the knee and are often worn by boys
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9.9
Trousers that end above the knee and fasten below it
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9.9
Short trousers fastened just below the knee, worn by men in the 1600s and 1700s
Short trousers that end above the knee, often worn by boys or for sports
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word knickerbockers comes from a playful Dutch name, Knickerbocker, that the American writer Washington Irving used for a comic old New Yorker. People began to call the short, baggy trousers he described 'knickerbockers', later shortened to knickers, so today the word means loose trousers gathered at the knee.