| NOUN | artifact | knickerbockers, breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickers | trousers ending above the knee |
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| Sounds | nih'kerbaa.kerz | |
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| Rhymes | acres ... years: 69 rhymes with erz... | |
| Meaning | trousers ending above the knee. | |
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| Synonyms | breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickers | |
| Parts | codpiece | (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches |
| Narrower | britches | informal term for breeches |
| buckskins | breeches made of buckskin | |
| plus fours | men's baggy knickers hanging below the knees | |
| trunk hose | puffed breeches of the 16th and 17th centuries usually worn over hose | |
| Broader | trousers, pair of trousers, pant | (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately |
| Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
| Spanish | calza, calzón, pantalón corto, shorts | |
| Catalan | calçons, pantalons curts | |
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