knickerbockers

British  

/ ˈnɪkəˌbɒkəz /

plural noun

1. Also called (US): knickers.  baggy breeches fastened with a band at the knee or above the ankle

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Etymology

Origin of knickerbockers

C19: regarded as the traditional dress of the Dutch settlers in America; see _{Knickerbocker}

Example Sentences

Suits included boyish shorts or knickerbockers more often than a trouser.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2020

This image, of a fair-haired child dressed as a page boy, in cape and knickerbockers, adorns the cover of the American edition of Sebald’s novel.

From The New Yorker • May 29, 2017

These days, you don’t need goosed-up threats of nicotine stains and rebuckled knickerbockers to rouse the anxieties of parents.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2016

Photograph: H Armstrong Roberts/Corbis In early 20th century, shorts emerged exclusively as attire for boys: boys in “short trousers”, instead of knickerbockers, began appearing in photos in the 1920s.

From The Guardian • Jun. 7, 2015

The boys, from eight to fourteen years of age, looked alike in straggling knickerbockers and broken-peaked caps.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith