knickerbockers

Knick·er·bock·er

K0089000 (nĭk′ər-bŏk′ər)n.1. a. A descendant of the Dutch settlers of New York.b. A native or inhabitant of New York.2. knickerbockers Full breeches gathered and banded just below the knee; knickers.

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[After Diedrich Knickerbocker, , fictitious author of History of New York by Washington Irving.]

knickerbockers

(ˈnɪkəˌbɒkəz) pl n (Clothing & Fashion) baggy breeches fastened with a band at the knee or above the ankle. Also called (US): knickers [C19: regarded as the traditional dress of the Dutch settlers in America; see Knickerbocker]

knickerbockers

Full pants that are gathered at the knees. knife pleat A very narrow, often permanent, flat pleat in a garment, especially a skirt.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

knickerbockers - trousers ending above the knee breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickersbritches - informal term for breechesbuckskins - breeches made of buckskincodpiece - (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breechesplus fours - men's baggy knickers hanging below the knees; formerly worn for sports (especially golf)trouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers"trunk hose - puffed breeches of the 16th and 17th centuries usually worn over hoseplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

Translations

灯笼裤

knickerbockers

(ˈnikəˌbokəz) noun (American knickers) short trousers that fit tightly just below the knees, used together with knee socks for skiing and hiking. (膝下紮緊的)燈籠褲 灯笼裤