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Meanings of knickers in English

Catalan
pantalons curts
Wikidata

Trousers ending above the knee.

        pantalons curts
        Portuguese
        calças
        Catalan
        calces
        Wikidata

        Underpants worn by women.

              calças
              Wikidata

              Piece of cloth adapted to cover the genitals and buttocks of a man or a woman.

                    Usage of knickers in English
                    1
                    You're just going to have to hold your knickers on and see.
                    Street magic
                    2
                    Then he took off her knickers and held them in his hand.
                    The girl with the dragon tattoo
                    3
                    Oh no, she'd strip off her knickers soon as look at you.
                    Complete Books of Blood
                    4
                    Because it had the knickers attached to it, inside the skirt bit.
                    The Guardian
                    5
                    Is that a gently rounded tummy on that bra and knickers-clad model?
                    The Irish Times
                    6
                    And then Grace Jones exploded on to the terrace in her knickers.
                    The Guardian
                    7
                    Walking with my skirt tucked into my knickers in Quito in Ecuador.
                    The Guardian
                    8
                    Some of them had on uniform knickers, and some, long, unpressed trousers.
                    What's the Matter with Ireland?
                    9
                    Prostitutes in frilly knickers should be showing their wares on the corners.
                    Slow decay
                    10
                    And he've got on the knickers with the patch at the back!
                    Mrs. Day's Daughters
                    11
                    Alex appears on stage with three blonde dancers wearing skimpy black knickers.
                    The Guardian
                    12
                    Put on a white lace bra and knickers, stockings, dried my hair.
                    The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
                    13
                    It's a long time since Out of Africa bored the knickers off us.
                    The Irish Times
                    14
                    Soon several short, pretty dresses joined the knickers in the drawer.
                    The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
                    15
                    Tullis was father, mother and big brother to the little fellow in knickers.
                    Truxton King: A Story of Graustark
                    16
                    Let's talk about knickers, or at least their lac y edges.
                    The Irish Times
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