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knee-high
/
adj.
ˈniˈhaɪ;
n.
ˈniˌhaɪ
/
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[
adj.
nee
-
hahy
;
n.
nee
-hahy
]
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adjective
1.
as high as the knees.
noun
2.
knee-highs,
Also,
knee highs,
knee-hi's,
knee his.
socks, stockings, or boots that cover the lower legs to just below the knees.
Origin:
1735–45,
Americanism
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knee-high
—
adj
1.
another word for
knee-deep
2.
as high as the knee:
a knee-high child
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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