as in bloomers
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Plural Noun
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When in 1968 Eliza married Viscount Henry Dermot Ponsonby Moore, better known as the photographer Derry Moore, Bunny would draft Jackie’s children, Caroline and John, then 11 and eight, as flower girl and page boy (in knee breeches, British court style for little boys).—
Mac Griswold,
Town & Country,
15 Nov. 2022 -
If a new Puritanism is sweeping the nation, the comedy club or Netflix special may be the place where the new cultural arbiters in their knee breeches and petticoats are being the most vociferous.—
Harry Bruinius,
The Christian Science Monitor,
29 Nov. 2021
Plural Noun
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This matching sweatshirt and sweatpants set is perfectly warm and cozy in teddy fleece.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Jan. 2023
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Pangaia’s brand of innovative, Earth-friendly hoodies and sweatpants, which had its social media swell during lockdown, however, continues on its upward trajectory.—
Isaiah Freeman-Schub,
Robb Report,
20 Jan. 2023
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“Knickerbockers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knickerbockers. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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