knickerbockers
/ˈnɪkəbɒkəz/noun
उच्चारण निकबॉकज़
घुटने के नीचे कसी ढीली पतलून, निकरबॉकर
Core word
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[plural]
short loose trousers that fit tightly just below the knee, worn especially in the past
घुटने के नीचे कसी ढीली पतलून, निकरबॉकर
- Old photographs show boys in knickerbockers and caps.
- a pair of tweed knickerbockers
- The character in the play wore knickerbockers and long socks.
+ 2 more examples
- Knickerbockers were fashionable for boys a century ago.
- He found a pair of old knickerbockers in his grandfather's trunk.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
knickerbockers (plural noun)
It has a plural form and takes a plural verb, like trousers and shorts.
इसका रूप plural है और trousers तथा shorts की तरह इसके साथ plural verb आती है।
- Knickerbockers were popular among golfers in the 1920s.
- His knickerbockers were made of tweed.
a pair of knickerbockers
To speak of one garment, use a pair of; the verb then agrees with pair.
एक वस्त्र के लिए 'a pair of' का प्रयोग होता है; तब verb 'pair' के अनुसार आती है।
- He bought a pair of knickerbockers for the school play.
knickerbockers as modifier
When the word describes another noun it is usually shortened to knickerbocker without s.
जब यह शब्द किसी दूसरे noun का विवरण देता है, तब प्रायः s हटाकर 'knickerbocker' हो जाता है।
- The actor wore a knickerbocker suit in the film.
informal short form: knickers / plus fours
In everyday speech people may say plus fours for the longer golf version; knickers in Britain means a woman's underwear.
रोज़मर्रा की भाषा में golf वाली लंबी किस्म को plus fours कहा जाता है; Britain में knickers का अर्थ स्त्रियों का अंतर्वस्त्र है।
- Do not confuse knickerbockers with knickers, which are underwear.
+Collocations 4
adjective + knickerbockers
baggytweedold-fashionedwoollenchecked
- He looked comical in baggy checked knickerbockers.
verb + knickerbockers
wearput onstitchironfasten
- The tailor stitched a pair of knickerbockers for the drama club.
knickerbockers + with
long socksa capa jacketa beltboots
- The boys appeared in knickerbockers with long socks and caps.
period + knickerbockers
Victorian1920scolonialgolfingschoolboy
- The museum displays Victorian knickerbockers and waistcoats.
“More examples 5
- In the old photograph, my great-grandfather is wearing knickerbockers and a cap.
पुरानी तस्वीर में मेरे परदादा knickerbockers और टोपी पहने हुए हैं।
- Knickerbockers were worn by boys in many schools in the past.
पहले कई स्कूलों में लड़के knickerbockers पहनते थे।
- The costume designer chose knickerbockers to show that the story was set in 1930.
वेशभूषा डिज़ाइनर ने यह दिखाने के लिए knickerbockers चुने कि कहानी 1930 की है।
- The golfer's tweed knickerbockers were covered in mud.
golf खिलाड़ी के tweed वाले knickerbockers कीचड़ से सने हुए थे।
- These knickerbockers are tight at the knee but loose at the waist.
ये knickerbockers घुटने पर कसे हैं, पर कमर पर ढीले हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ His knickerbockers was very old.
✓ His knickerbockers were very old.
Knickerbockers is a plural noun and takes were.
'Knickerbockers' plural noun है और were के साथ आता है।
✗ He wore a knickerbockers to the party.
✓ He wore knickerbockers to the party.
Do not use a with a plural noun; say knickerbockers or a pair of knickerbockers.
Plural noun के साथ a नहीं लगता; 'knickerbockers' या 'a pair of knickerbockers' कहें।
§Grammar and usage
British and American: in British English knickers means women's underwear, while in American English knickers can also mean knickerbockers.
British और American में British English में knickers का अर्थ महिलाओं का अंतर्वस्त्र है, जबकि American English में knickers का अर्थ knickerbockers भी हो सकता है।