"knickers" in the noun sense
1. breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers
used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee
2. bloomers, pants, drawers, knickers
used in the plural) underpants worn by women
"she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing"
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