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midknee

midknee noun: a height (for skirts etc.) around the middle of the knee.

Noun

midknee (uncountable)

  1. A height (for skirts etc.) around the middle of the knee.
    • Rather than introduce new silhouettes, couturiers spotlight the complete costume with accessorized hats, shoes, even hair and makeup. Skirts rise to midknee, but drop again by the end of the year.1993, Rita Lang Kleinfelder, When we were young: a baby boomer yearbook, page 297
    • White-stockinged legs visible from midknee down slowly materialize and fill the shoes. The legs launch into a frenetic dance, their kicking feet turning to face the mirror.2007, Jill Fields, An Intimate Affair: Women, Lingerie, and Sexuality, page 18

Origin of midknee

From mid- + knee.

Questions about midknee

What does midknee mean?
Midknee means a height (for skirts etc.) around the middle of the knee.
What part of speech is midknee?
Midknee is a noun.

Words near midknee in the dictionary

  1. Midkiff
  2. Midkiffs
  3. midkiln
  4. midkine
  5. midkines
  6. midknee
  7. midlactation
  8. midland
  9. Midland County
  10. Midland Park
  11. Midlander

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