knickerbockers

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I went for the most of my days habited in English knickerbockers under short corduroy skirts, worn with a many-pocketed hunting blouse.

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  • My nieces wore knickerbockers, and I found vast content- ment in short, heavy skirts over bloomers. —  The Story of a Pioneer
  • The statue of Pan in knickerbockers, his wreaths still on his head and shoulders, joined in the dance. —  In the Courts of Memory 1858-1875
  • He was dressed in a Norfolk jacket and knickerbockers, and his calves showed huge Hello!" —  The Man Who Lost Himself
  • What a handsome young figure of manhood he made in his Norfolk jacket and knickerbockers, the close-fitting deerstalker cap showing the light chestnut hair, from which no barber's shears could succeed in banishing the natural kink and curl. —  Big Game A Story for Girls
  • Perish the thought--knickerbockers At the time of our first visit to Cagayan, the principal occupation of the American troops there seemed to be chasing two bands of insurrectos under the respective leadership of one Capistrano and one Vajez, most wily game, that led them many a weary tramp over the mountainous hills surrounding the town. —  A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route
 

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