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KNICKERBOCKERS
breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers
(noun) (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
knickerbockers pl (plural only)
Men's or boys' baggy knee breeches, of a type particularly popular in the early 20th century.
Etymology
Noun
Knickerbockers
(archaic or historical) plural of Knickerbocker; New Yorkers, particularly descendants of its original Dutch settlers
(basketball, uncommon) The formal name of the New York Knicks, a team in the National Basketball Association
(baseball, historical) A short-lived 19th-century baseball team in New York
Source: Wiktionary
Knick"er*bock`ers, n. pl.
Definition: The name for a style of short breeches; smallclothes.
KNICKERBOCKER
Knick"er*bock`er, n.
Definition: A linsey-woolsey fabric having a rough knotted surface on the right side; used for women's dresses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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