: rising or reaching upward to the knees
knee-high stockings
knee-high noun

Examples of knee-high in a Sentence

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Haack wore a mini satin dress with tights and knee-high boots. Charna Flam, People.com, 2 May 2025 Among the fashion pieces included are a vintage Moschino leather vest, Celine wedge knee-high boots and a blue Gucci Jackie bag. Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 2 May 2025 McNabb activated deep into Minnesota’s zone and threw a knee-high pass into traffic in front of the crease. Jesse Granger, New York Times, 2 May 2025 Additionally, these both can be paired with every shoe imaginable, from knee-high boots to suede sneakers, leather loafers, and finally, your favorite sandals, once open-toed shoe temperatures truly hit. Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for knee-high

Word History

First Known Use

1743, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of knee-high was in 1743

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“Knee-high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knee-high. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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