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Meanings of plus fours in English

Russian
пумпы
Portuguese
knickerbocker
Spanish
bombacho
Catalan
bombatxo
Wikidata

Full breeches gathered into bands below the knee.

пумпы
Usage of plus fours in English
1
He wore an Inverness cape, plus fours, and stout shoes.
Johannes cabal the necromancer
2
Also the plus fours and the Old Etonian spats.
Right Ho, Jeeves
3
He might look like a berk if he was thrashed while wearing, say, monogrammed ivory plus fours.
The Guardian
4
It was then that the character in the turned-around golf cap and tatty plus fours drew alongside him.
The frozen rabbi
5
An eccentric, flamboyant golfing legend right down to his plus fours and spats, Hagen was a professional at the club.
The Irish Times
6
Rufus cast a cursory glance over his shoulder and committed a gross double take that made his plus fours flap in disbelief.
Johannes cabal the necromancer
7
The Plus Fours Routefinder, released in 1920, took on the work of many of today's devices, but in a rather handsome analog form.
Wired
Translations for plus fours
Russian
пумпы
Portuguese
knickerbocker
Catalan
bombatxo