knickerbockers

Etymology
From the short breeches worn by Diedrich Knickerbocker in 's illustrations of 's 1809 .

Noun

 * 1) Men's or boys' baggy knee breeches, of a type particularly popular in the early 20th century.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: брич
 * Chinese:
 * Hokkien: 吊燈褲
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:, zoeavenbroek
 * Finnish: polvihousut
 * French: ,
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Hindi:, , जांघिया
 * Italian: pantaloni alla zuava, calzoni alla zuava
 * Japanese: ニッカーボッカー, ニッカボッカ, ニッカーズボン, ニッカズボン
 * Polish: ,
 * Punjabi: ਨਿੱਕਰ
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: bombacho,
 * Swedish: golfbyxor, knäbyxor,

Etymology
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Usage notes

 * The singular form, unlike the plural form, may only refer to one pair of trousers.