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n. A linsey-woolsey fabric having a rough knotted surface on the right side; used for women's dresses. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

[ 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 ]

n. pl. The name for a style of short breeches; smallclothes; called also knickers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. 1. The name for a style of loose-fitting short trousers, gathered in and ending at the knees; smallclothes; called also knickerbockers.
Syn. -- breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

2. Underpants, especially of women; panties. [ British ]
Syn. -- bloomers, pants, drawers. [ PJC + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ See Knack. ] A trifle or toy; a bawble; a gewgaw; a tchotchke. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. A collection of knickknacks. Richardson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Knickknacks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Knives [ OE. knif, AS. cnīf; akin to D. knijf, Icel. knīfr, Sw. knif, Dan. kniv. ] 1. An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different forms and names for different uses; as, table knife, drawing knife, putty knife, pallet knife, pocketknife, penknife, chopping knife, etc.. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A sword or dagger. [ 1913 Webster ]

The coward conquest of a wretch's knife. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Knife grass (Bot.) a tropical American sedge (Scleria latifolia), having leaves with a very sharp and hard edge, like a knife. --
War to the knife, mortal combat; a conflict carried to the last extremity. [ 1913 Webster ]