KNICKERBOCKERS

breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers

(noun) (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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