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Synonyms for knickers


Grammar : Noun
Spell : nik-erz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɪk ərz

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Définition of knickers

Origin :
  • "short, loose-fitting undergarment," now usually for women but not originally so, 1866, shortening of knickerbockers (1859), said to be so called for their resemblance to the trousers of old-time Dutchmen in Cruikshank's illustrations for Washington Irving's "History of New York" (see knickerbocker).
  • As in pants : noun clothing for legs, lower half of body
  • As in trousers : noun pants
  • As in pedal pushers : noun pants that end just below the knee
Example sentences :
  • His knickers had dried upon him, but his coat was still very damp.
  • Extract from : « The Girls of St. Olave's » by Mabel Mackintosh
  • "Damn his knickers," said Ranny to himself, behind his set teeth.
  • Extract from : « The Combined Maze » by May Sinclair
  • They won't let her leave the Turkey-twill knickers and the short skirt.
  • Extract from : « Somehow Good » by William de Morgan
  • It was not in that pocket, nor in the one on the other side, nor in his knickers.
  • Extract from : « Wood Magic » by Richard Jefferies
  • She had risen and was drawing on her knickers when Attatak awakened.
  • Extract from : « The Purple Flame » by Roy J. Snell
  • Florence, a large, ruddy-cheeked girl in knickers, demanded.
  • Extract from : « The Phantom Violin » by Roy J. Snell
  • And what he knows he learned from me when I was votin an he was onny in knickers!
  • Extract from : « Natalie: A Garden Scout » by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
  • They have no caps to distinguish them, no jerseys or knickers of bright hues.
  • Extract from : « London's Underworld » by Thomas Holmes
  • Tullis was father, mother and big brother to the little fellow in knickers.
  • Extract from : « Truxton King » by George Barr McCutcheon
  • He looked well in windbreaker coat, cap, leather puttees, and his knickers were genuine Scotch plaid.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of Jockey Hollow » by Cleo Garis
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