knickerbockers

/ ˈnɪkəˌbɒkəz /

plural noun

1. baggy breeches fastened with a band at the knee or above the ankle Also called (US)knickers

Word History and Origins

Origin of knickerbockers¹

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

Example Sentences

Divorcees, Jews, and new money were excluded from the Knickerbockers.

From The Daily Beast

An iron self-control had been the first thing he had taught Jack—years before, when he was in his first knickerbockers.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

They wear dust-colored shirts and dingy knickerbockers, fastened under the knee, and heavy boots.

From Project Gutenberg

And Jerry asleep, with the ruffle still pinned to his wet shirt and a big hole torn in the knee of his knickerbockers.

From Project Gutenberg

They wear dust-coloured shirts and dingy knickerbockers, fastened under the knee, and heavy boots.

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