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Knickerbockers are a form of men's or boys' baggy-kneed trousers particularly popular in the early 20th century United States . Golfers ' plus twos and plus fours wore breeches of this type. Before World War II , skiers often wore knickerbockers too, usually ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
knickers \knick"ers\, n. pl. The name for a style of loose-fitting short trousers, gathered in and ending at the knees; smallclothes; called also knickerbockers . Syn: breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers. Underpants, especially of women; ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. men or boys' baggy knee trousers, of a type particularly popular in the early 20th century.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. trousers ending above the knee [syn: breeches , knee breeches , knee pants , knickers ]
Usage examples of knickerbockers.
He would throw away all his clothes and buy enough clothes for the entire backcourt of the New York Knickerbockers, and he would charge them all to Smith.
She is giving the man with the white knickerbockers a recipe for bortsch.
The stout party in - white duck pants was Laird, coach of the Knickerbockers and Connaught's arch rival.
I wore corduroy knickerbockers, long black knit stockings, a kind of Norfolk jacket, and a cloth cap with a peak.
It is true that for a few years after leaving the cradle he had exhibited a certain immatureness, but as soon as he put on knickerbockers and began to go about a little he outgrew all that.
This meant a great improvement in his lot, for Aunt immediately bought him clothes that were more what other children in Blairlogie wore, and he was happy in his corduroy knickerbockers and a mackinaw coat, and the tuque that replaced his little velvet hat with earflaps.