<noun.artifact> she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing
Knickerbockers \Knick"er*bock`ers\, n. pl. The name for a style of short breeches; smallclothes; called also {knickers}.
knickers \knick"ers\, n. pl. 1. The name for a style of loose-fitting short trousers, gathered in and ending at the knees; smallclothes; called also {knickerbockers}.
Built when Queen Victoria was still wetting her knickers, it has remained unchanged ever since."
But Tom Jones and knickers?
The fluid charcoal or oxford gray capes over knickers or wrap skirts, worn with nailhead-studded belts, kicked off the show and set the relaxed tone.
With pointed tails or swallowtails, the jackets over knickers or fuller pants came out in hot-pepper red, aubergine orange or okra green, with big ruffled jabots for the aristocratic touch.
He'll soon be up to his knickers in muck as a maverick police lieutenant who stumbles upon an international political conspiracy.
A combination of knickers, slip and girdle, all wrapped up in one garment that sold for Pounds 26.50, it was a wow - it cut out the fuss and trimmed the line. From then on it was no holds barred.