knee-socks
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of knee-socks
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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When it came time to play, the weather put itself on hold for the pitcher wearing jersey No. 37 and those gotta-love-’em traditional high red knee-socks.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2011
When it came time to play, the weather put itself on hold for the pitcher wearing jersey No. 37 and those gotta-love-'em traditional high red knee-socks.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2011
She hated being seen in public in her gear, which was totally Sailor Moon -- a pleated skirt and a tunic and knee-socks.
From Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
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