Knickerbocker
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Knickerbocker — Knickerbocker, also spelled Knikkerbakker, Knickerbakker, Knickerbacker, is a surname that dates back to the early Dutch colonists in New York. The name translates as marble baker from the Dutch knikker . In 1809, Washington Irving published his… … Wikipedia
Knickerbocker(s) — Spl Hose mit Bündchen unterhalb des Knies erw. fach. (20. Jh.) Onomastische Bildung. Entlehnt aus ne. knickerbockers, so benannt nach dem Namen Knickerbocker aus dem Roman History of New York von W. Irving. In der bebilderten Ausgabe trug diese… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Knickerbocker — descendant of Dutch settlers of New York, 1831, from Diedrich Knickerbocker, the name under which Washington Irving published his popular History of New York (1809). The pen name was borrowed from Irving s friend Herman Knickerbocker, and… … Etymology dictionary
knickerbocker — ► NOUN 1) (knickerbockers) loose fitting breeches gathered at the knee or calf. 2) (Knickerbocker) informal a New Yorker. ORIGIN sense 2 derives from Diedrich Knickerbocker, the pretended author of Washington Irving s History of New York (1809);… … English terms dictionary
Knickerbocker — Knick er*bock er, [capitalized] prop. n. [From Diedrich KNickerbocker, the fictional author of The History of New York, in fact written by Washington Irving.] A descendent of the early Dutch colonists of the New York City area; used mostly as a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Knickerbocker — ☆ Knickerbocker [nik′ər bäk΄ər ] n. [after Diedrich Knickerbocker, fictitious Du author of Washington Irving s History of New York (1809)] 1. a descendant of the early Dutch settlers of New York 2. any New Yorker 3. [k ] [pl.] short, loose… … English World dictionary
Knickerbocker — Knick er*bock er, n. A linsey woolsey fabric having a rough knotted surface on the right side; used for women s dresses. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Knickerbocker — (spr. nicker ), Diedrich, Pseudonym, unter welchem Washington Irving seine »History of New York« (1809) veröffentlichte, danach Spitzname der alten holländ. Bourgeoisie in Neuyork, auch der Neuyorker überhaupt; auch ein dem Linsey woolsey (s.d.)… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Knickerbocker — Männer in Knickerbockern … Deutsch Wikipedia
Knickerbocker — Kniebundhose; Kniehosen; Kniehose * * * Knị|cker|bo|cker, Knị|cker|bo|ckers [auch: nɪkɐ…] <Pl.> [engl. knickerbockers (Pl.), nach der Romangestalt D. Knickerbocker im Roman »History of New York« von W. Irving (1783–1859), der als… … Universal-Lexikon
