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单词 overknee
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overkneeadj.n.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈniː/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈni/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, knee n.
Etymology: < over- prefix + knee n.
Of boots, socks, etc.: reaching above the knee. (In quot. 1831 as n.: a boot or sock reaching above the knee).
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foot-sideOE
sideOE
long-side1575
sidelong1575
nock-shorn1632
talarian1671
three-quarter1713
overknee1831
talaric1853
high water1856
ankle-length1876
long1882
hip-length1893
knee-length1895
thigh-length1895
fingertip1920
mid-calf1931
wrist-length1935
floor-length1939
cropped1954
waltz-length1958
two-thirds1963
calf-length1965
midi1968
1831 R. Lower Tom Cladpole's Jurney st. 17 He sells straw hats and over-knees.
1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. i. i. 3 High over-knee military boots.
1880 L. S. Floyer Plain Hints Examiners Needlework 28 There are ten distinct parts in a full-sized over-knee stocking.
1895 Cent. Mag. Aug. 573/2 Ample over-knee boots.
1995 Independent (Nexis) 9 Sept. 13 Thor-lo hiking socks..with high-density ball, toe and heel padding (midcalf pounds 7.95, overknee, pounds 9.95).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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