knickerbockers

Knick·er·bock·er  (nkr-bkr)

n.

1.

a. A descendant of the Dutch settlers of New York.

b. A native or inhabitant of New York.

2. knickerbockers Full breeches gathered and banded just below the knee; knickers.

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[After Diedrich Knickerbocker, fictitious author of History of New York by Washington Irving.]

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knickerbockers

Noun, pl

loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knee or calf [after Diedrich Knickerbocker, fictitious author of Washington Irving's History of New York]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

knickerbockers - trousers ending above the knee       breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickers britches - informal term for breeches buckskins - breeches made of buckskin codpiece - (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches plus fours - men's baggy knickers hanging below the knees; formerly worn for sports (especially golf) trouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" trunk hose - puffed breeches of the 16th and 17th centuries usually worn over hose plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

Translations

knickerbockers

n knickerbockers [ˈnikəˌbokəz]

(Americanknickers) short trousers that fit tightly just below the knees, used together with knee socks for skiing and hiking. kniebroek, pofbroek بَنْطَلون قَصير къс панталон pumpky knæbukser die Kniebundhose κοντό παντελόνι σκι ή πεζοπορίας pantalones cortos vanamoelised põlvpüksid شلوار گلف knickers אַברָקַיִים खास किस्म का नीकर pump hlače térdnadrág celana tanggung (pantaloni alla zuava) ニッカーボッカー（膝下がしまる半ズボン） bridžiai bikses (līdz ceļiem) seluar berjerut knickerbocker knebukser, nikkers spodenki бриджи pumpky, golfky oprijete kratke hlače kratke pantalone knäbyxor, golfbyxor กางเกงทรงหลวม ๆ ยาวแค่เข่า golf pantolonu 燈籠褲 бриджі ڈھیلی ڈھالی چھوٹی پتلون quần chẽn gối 灯笼裤