knickerbockers

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun trousers ending above the knee

Etymology

From Knickerbocker + -s, after the short breeches worn by Diedrich Knickerbocker in George Cruikshank's illustrations of Washington Irving's 1809 A History of New York.

In classic literature

Synonyms

breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickers

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