knee-high

knee-high
adj. /nee"huy"/; n. /nee"huy'/, adj.
1. as high as the knees.
n.
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.
[1735-45, Amer.]

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