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How to pronounce knickerbockers in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickers
Type of trousers, pair of trousers, pant
Has types trunk hose, buckskins, plus fours, britches

Examples of knickerbockers

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So, on with the knickerbockers, out with the hip-flask, and roll on the 12th.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Knickerbockers fell below the knee and were attached by buttons to stockings.
From the en.wikipedia.org
We're talking green knickerbockers, a green coat and a green hat.
From the denverpost.com
The team's early uniforms consisted of a black jersey with a silver fern and white knickerbockers.
From the en.wikipedia.org
We have beaten the spurs, celts, mavs and knickerbockers.
From the orlandosentinel.com
We still need pages for the coronation, and there's a pair of velvet knickerbockers with your name on it.
From the ocregister.com
He wore knickerbockers, white gaiters, tweed jacket, and square-visored cap, and sported a luxuriant mustache.
From the theatlantic.com
In the 1920s knickerbockers gradually became shorter and lost their attachment to the stockings leaving the knee bare.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Space-age sparkle came from Baroque swirls rendered in gold, crystal-studded tight trousers and even gold organdie knickerbockers.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • (knickerbockers) breeches: trousers ending above the knee
  • The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, was a literary magazine of New York City, founded by Charles Fenno Hoffman in 1833, and published until 1865 under various titles, including: *The Knickerbacker: or, New-York monthly magazine, from January through June 1833, n*The Knickerbocker: ...
  • Knickerbockers were a men's or boys' baggy knee trousers particularly popular in the early twentieth century. Golfers' plus twos and plus fours were trousers of this type. Before World War II, skiers often wore knickerbockers too, usually ankle-length.
  • (The Knickerbockers) The Knickerbockers were an American pop/rock music group, best remembered for their 1965 hit single, "Lies."
  • (knickerbockers) loose-fitting pants gathered at the knee or calf
  • (Knickerbockers) Or bloomers are full loose trousers, cropped and secured at the knee with a buckle or band of fabric, popular sports attire for women in the 1860s. examples
  • This is a kind of Linsey fabric with a rough surface that appears to have small knots in the yarn. The colours are variegated and speckled and it has been used as a dress fabric. ...