Knickerbocker

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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 nickname for an inhabitant of
     New York state or especially New York City.
     [PJC]