Knickerbocker
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Knickerbocker is a noun meaning A linsey-woolsey fabric with a rough knotted surface on the right side, formerly used for women's dresses.
Meaning
A linsey-woolsey fabric with a rough knotted surface on the right side, formerly used for women's dresses.
More Meanings
- (archaic, used attributively as a modifier) Of or relating to knickerbockers.
Example Sentences
His knickerbocker days are gone, His last long stockings laid away: My baby has his trousers on, — My boy becomes a man to-day.
...with a rudimentary beard to set it off, a dirty shirt, a rifle, a coat over my arm, and half a grouse in my knickerbocker pocket.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include breeches, knickers, knee breeches, knicker, trouser, shotgun.
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