What does knee-cords mean?
Knee-cords means knee-breeches made of corduroy.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
knee-breeches made of corduroy.
A very spirited affair it looked with its red body and yellow wheels, bouncing about on its high C springs [...] with its four horses going full stretch and two postilions in knee-cords and top-boots laying into the horses in a lather of dust and excitement.
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Knee-cords means knee-breeches made of corduroy.
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A very spirited affair it looked with its red body and yellow wheels, bouncing about on its high C springs [...] with its four horses going full stretch and two postilions in knee-cords and top-boots laying into the horses in a lather of dust and excitement.
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