HyperDic: knickerbockers

English > 1 sense of the word knickerbockers:
NOUNartifactknickerbockers, breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerstrousers ending above the knee
knickerbockers > pronunciation
Soundsnih'kerbaa.kerz
Rhymesacres ... years: 69 rhymes with erz...
English > knickerbockers: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaningtrousers ending above the knee.
Synonymsbreeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickers
Partscodpiece(15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches
Narrowerbritchesinformal term for breeches
buckskinsbreeches made of buckskin
plus foursmen's baggy knickers hanging below the knees
trunk hosepuffed breeches of the 16th and 17th centuries usually worn over hose
Broadertrousers, pair of trousers, pant(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
Usage ofplural, plural formThe form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Spanishcalza, calzón, pantalón corto, shorts
Catalancalçons, pantalons curts

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