KNICKERBOCKERS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does knickerbockers mean? 

• KNICKERBOCKERS (noun)
  The noun KNICKERBOCKERS has 1 sense:

1. (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee

  Familiarity information: KNICKERBOCKERS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KNICKERBOCKERS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

breeches; knee breeches; knee pants; knickerbockers; knickers

Hypernyms ("knickerbockers" is a kind of...):

pair of trousers; pant; trousers ((usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately)

Meronyms (parts of "knickerbockers"):

codpiece ((15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "knickerbockers"):

britches ((used in the plural) informal term for breeches)

buckskins ((used in the plural) breeches made of buckskin)

plus fours (men's baggy knickers hanging below the knees; formerly worn for sports (especially golf))

trunk hose (puffed breeches of the 16th and 17th centuries usually worn over hose)

 Context examples 

He was dressed like a gentleman, in Norfolk jacket and knickerbockers, with a cloth cap upon his head.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He came only once, in white knickerbockers, and had a fight with a bum named Etty in the garden.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)