knee-socks
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of knee-socks
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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Some models paraded with white bowler-like hats while most wore high-heeled loafers - with or without knee-socks - for a masculine touch associated with an assortment of bags, including a cassette tape clutch for a vintage mood.
From Reuters
Shooting Midsommar in Budapest, Aster was so paranoid about ticks that he wore green knee-socks and a netted safari hat.
From The Guardian
Woodrow Landfair of Northeast Washington, wearing a tricorn hat and white knee-socks, told staffers that district voters are tired of congressional interference with local laws, such a marijuana legalization, and feel they are being taxed without representation.
From US News
He admits, “We were skinny book-worms, in knee-socks and ironed short-sleeved shirts.”
From BusinessWeek
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
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