knickerbockers

/ (ˈnɪkəˌbɒkəz) /

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baggy breeches fastened with a band at the knee or above the ankleAlso called (US): knickers

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Word Origin for knickerbockers

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

Words nearby knickerbockers

Knesset, knew, knicker, Knickerbocker, knickerbocker glory, knickerbockers, knickered, knickers, knickknack, knickpoint, Knies

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How to use knickerbockers in a sentence

Divorcees, Jews, and new money were excluded from the Knickerbockers.
The Real-Life ‘Downton’ Millionairesses Who Changed Britain|Tim Teeman|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An iron self-control had been the first thing he had taught Jack—years before, when he was in his first knickerbockers.
With Edged Tools|Henry Seton Merriman
I was struck by the bishop's dress, for it was the first time I had seen the black knickerbockers and the three-cornered chapeau.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands|George Francis Train
They wear dust-colored shirts and dingy knickerbockers, fastened under the knee, and heavy boots.
Heroes of To-Day|Mary R. Parkman

And Jerry asleep, with the ruffle still pinned to his wet shirt and a big hole torn in the knee of his knickerbockers.
Us and the Bottleman|Edith Ballinger Price
They wear dust-coloured shirts and dingy knickerbockers, fastened under the knee, and heavy boots.
Letters from America|Rupert Brooke