knickerbockers

knickerbockers
knickerbockers /nikerˈbɔkers, ingl. ˈnɪkəˌbHkəz/
[vc. ingl., dal n. (D. Knickerbockers) dello pseudoautore della «Storia di New York» di W. Irving, libro illustrato con disegni di olandesi immigrati a New York, che indossavano tale tipo di calzoni]
s. m. pl.
1. calzoni alla zuava
2. calzettoni con disegni a quadri.

Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione. 2010.

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