knickers

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

knick·ers BrE [ˈnɪkəz] NAmE [ˈnɪkərz] noun plural
1. (BrE) (also pan·ties NAmE, BrE)a piece of women's underwear that covers the body from the waist to the tops of the legs
•a pair of knickers
2. (NAmE) = ↑knickerbockers
more at wet your pants/knickers at ↑wet _v.
Idiom: ↑get your knickers in a twist
Derived Word: ↑knicker
See also: ↑panties

Word Origin:
[knicker knickers] late 19th cent. (in the sense ‘short trousers’): abbreviation of knickerbockers.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bloomers, pants, drawers, breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers