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From the short breeches worn by Diedrich Knickerbocker in George Cruikshank's illustrations of [[Washington Irving (nonfiction)|Washington Irving]]'s 1809 ''A History of New York''. | From the short breeches worn by Diedrich Knickerbocker in George Cruikshank's illustrations of [[Washington Irving (nonfiction)|Washington Irving]]'s 1809 ''A History of New York''. | ||
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/knickerbockers] @ Wiktionary | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/knickerbockers knickerbockers] @ Wiktionary | ||
Latest revision as of 15:07, 9 May 2020
Knickerbockers or knickers are men's or boys' baggy knee breeches, of a type particularly popular in the early 20th century.
Etymology
From the short breeches worn by Diedrich Knickerbocker in George Cruikshank's illustrations of Washington Irving's 1809 A History of New York.
- knickerbockers @ Wiktionary