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2. Shorts - Wikipedia

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   The British English term, short trousers, is used, only for shorts that are a short version of ordinary trousers (i.e., pants or slacks in American English). For example: tailored shorts, often lined, as typically worn as part of a school uniform for boys up to their early teens, [1] [2] [3] and by servicemen and policemen in tropical climates.

3. Knickerbockers (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   During the early 20th century, knickerbockers were also increasingly worn by women. The fashion was exported from the US to Britain around the 1860s and continued until the 1920s, when it was superseded by above-knee-length short trousers (shorts), probably due to the popularity of the scouting movement whose uniform included shorts.

4. Stocking - Wikipedia

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   Frequently, women opted for girdles that included the clips instead of a separate belt. Hold-ups are the most common means of support. The inside of the top of the stockings has a band (typically silicone) of elastic or highly tractive material that resists slipping down the thigh. A garter is the least common means of support. It is slipped ...

5. Gym shorts - Wikipedia

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   The international volleyball federation now requires men's shorts to have an inseam of at most 10 centimeters (3.9 inches). [2] Shorter cut gym shorts appear to be slowly returning to popularity for those that favor function over fashion. Many gym shorts have an inlay made of a comfortable fabric such as cotton, similar to swim shorts. These ...

6. Garter - Wikipedia

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   Sketch of a garter. The band goes around the leg, and the hook on the lower side attaches to the top of the stocking. A garter is an article of clothing comprising a narrow band of fabric fastened about the leg to keep up stockings. In the eighteenth to twentieth centuries, they were tied just below the knee, where the leg is most slender, to ...

7. Boardshorts - Wikipedia

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   Boardshorts traditionally have no lining, unlike traditional swim shorts. Boardshorts are normally longer than many shorts or form-fitting speedo styles of swimwear, and often (other than the waist) they have a loose or baggy appearance. The major reason for the extra length is to protect the wearer's legs from wax on the board.