knickerbockers
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Knick·er·bock·er
(nĭk′ər-bŏk′ər)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.
[After Diedrich Knickerbocker, , fictitious author of History of New York by Washington Irving.]
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knickerbockers
(ˈnɪkəˌbɒkəz)pl n
(Clothing & Fashion) baggy breeches fastened with a band at the knee or above the ankle. Also called (US): knickers
[C19: regarded as the traditional dress of the Dutch settlers in America; see Knickerbocker]
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knickerbockers
Full pants that are gathered at the knees. knife pleat A very narrow, often permanent, flat pleat in a garment, especially a skirt.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 |
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Translations
بَنْطَلون قَصير
knæbukser
bikses
golfky
golf pantolonu
knickerbockers
[ˈnɪkəbɒkəz] NPL → pantalones mpl cortos (US) → pantalones mpl de golf, pantalones mpl holgadosCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
knickerbockers
pl → Knickerbocker pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
knickerbockers
[ˈnɪkəˌbɒkəz] n → knickerbockers mplCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
knickerbockers
(ˈnikəˌbokəz) noun (American knickers) short trousers that fit tightly just below the knees, used together with knee socks for skiing and hiking.
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