Knicker vs Trouser - What's the difference?
knicker | trouser |
(used attributively as a modifier) Of or relating to knickers.
(dated, dialect, UK, US) A small ball of clay, baked hard and oiled, used as a marble in games.
(used attributively as a modifier) Of or relating to trousers.
(in clothing retail and fashion) A pair of trousers.
(transitive, British, Ireland, informal) To put money into one's trouser pocket; to pocket.
(transitive, British, Ireland, informal) To legally remove funds from an organization for personal use.
(transitive, British, Ireland, informal) To secretively steal an item or money for personal use.
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In used attributively as a modifier|lang=en terms the difference between knicker and trouser
is that knicker is (used attributively as a modifier) of or relating to knickers while trouser is (used attributively as a modifier) of or relating to trousers.As nouns the difference between knicker and trouser
is that knicker is (used attributively as a modifier) of or relating to knickers or knicker can be (dated|dialect|uk|us) a small ball of clay, baked hard and oiled, used as a marble in games while trouser is (used attributively as a modifier) of or relating to trousers.As a verb trouser is
(transitive|british|ireland|informal) to put money into one's trouser pocket; to pocket.knicker
English
Etymology 1
Noun
(-)- knicker elastic
Etymology 2
Dutch knikker.Noun
(en noun)- (Halliwell)
- (Bartlett)
trouser
English
Noun
(en noun)- trouser leg
- And this is our linen trouser , sir.