knickerbockers

Knick·er·bock·er (n

r-b

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.

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

knickerbockers [ˈnɪkəˌbɒkəz]

pl n

(Clothing & Fashion) baggy breeches fastened with a band at the knee or above the ankle Also called (US) knickers

[regarded as the traditional dress of the Dutch settlers in America; see Knickerbocker]

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Noun

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 [ˈnɪkəbɒkəz] NPL → pantalones mpl cortos (US) → pantalones mpl de golf, pantalones mpl holgados

knickerbockers

pl → Knickerbocker pl

knickerbockers [ˈnɪkəˌbɒkəz] n → knickerbockers mpl

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 polvihousut 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） 반바지 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 (膝下紮緊的)燈籠褲 бриджі ڈھیلی ڈھالی چھوٹی پتلون quần chẽn gối 灯笼裤

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breeches
britches
buckskins
codpiece
knee breeches
knee pants
Knickerbocker
knickers
pant
plus fours
trouser
trousers
trunk hose

He had such a cheery way of whistling, she had told me, it had always brightened her at her work to hear him whistling, and when he whistled he stood with his legs apart, and his hands in the pockets of his knickerbockers.

Margaret Ogilvy by Barrie, James Matthew View in context

The boys were now all back in their class-room, I think entirely for the sake of warmth; but Raffles and I were in knickerbockers and Norfolk jackets, and very naturally remained without, while the army-crammer (who wore bedroom slippers) stood on the threshold, with an eye each way.

Raffles, Further Adventures Of The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context

"Ah, how this brings it all back to me--I see everybody here in knickerbockers and pantalettes," she said, with her trailing slightly foreign accent, her eyes returning to his face.

The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context

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