knickerbockers
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of knickerbockers
C19: regarded as the traditional dress of the Dutch settlers in America; see Knickerbocker
Vocabulary lists containing knickerbockers
Example Sentences
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Bensmann offers different cuts of Bavarian lederhosen, traditional knee-longs, short ones that end mid-thigh and longer, looser knickerbockers.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
“I’m just happy to be riding,” she said, smiling while packing up her knickerbockers and socks.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 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
In 1923, the Rep pioneered modern-dress Shakespeare with a Cymbeline that had Imogen sporting knickerbockers and a cap.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 12, 2013
Smeltings boys wore maroon tailcoats, orange knickerbockers, and flat straw hats called boaters.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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