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knee-length pants, esp. those formerly worn by boys considered too young to wear full-length trousers (often used as a term symbolizing youth): I haven't felt this way since I was in knee pants.[1865-70]
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knee pants — noun trousers ending above the knee • Syn: ↑breeches, ↑knee breeches, ↑knickerbockers, ↑knickers • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pants — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. trousers, breeches; slacks, flannels, jeans, Levi s, dungarees; pantaloons, knickerbockers, knickers, plus fours; shorts, pedal pushers, chinos, jodhpurs; bloomers, briefs, panties. See clothing.… … English dictionary for students
knee breeches — noun trousers ending above the knee • Syn: ↑breeches, ↑knee pants, ↑knickerbockers, ↑knickers • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pants — n. 1. n. pl. A garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately. Syn: trousers. [WordNet 1.6] 2. Underpants. Syn: drawers. [PJC] 3. Specifically: Underpants worn by women; panties. Syn: bloomers, drawers,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knee breeches — knee ,breeches noun plural pants that cover only as far down as your knees, worn by men in the past … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
knee breeches — pants that reach to the knees … English contemporary dictionary
knee — knee1 [ ni ] noun count *** 1. ) the part in the middle of your leg, where it bends: Bend your knees when you pick up heavy objects. We were up to our knees in mud. She wore a black dress reaching to just above the knee. Her knees buckled and she … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pants — n 1. trousers, drawers, slacks, ducks, Brit. Inf. strides, Brit. Sl. bags; breeches, knee breeches, Inf. britches, knickers, knickerbockers, plus fours, (among Scottish Highlanders) trews, Scot, and North Eng. breeks; pantalets, pantaloons,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
knee sock — /ˈni sɒk/ (say nee sok) noun 1. a sock that reaches to just below the knee, as worn by either men or women. 2. Also, trouser sock, knee stocking, trouser stocking. a woman s stocking that reaches to high up on the calf or just below the knee,… …
pants — Synonyms and related words: Bermuda shorts, Capri pants, bags, bells, bloomers, blue jeans, breeches, breeks, briefs, britches, buckskins, chivarras, clam diggers, cords, corduroys, culottes, denims, drawers, dungarees, flannels, hot pants, jeans … Moby Thesaurus
