1) Breeches 2) Britches 3) Buckskins 4) Knee pants 5) Knickers 6) Pants 1) Breeches 2) Knee breeches 3) Knee pants 4) Knickers 5) New york hoopsters 6) Pants 7) Trousers 
loose breeches gathered in at the knee
• (n. pl.) The name for a style of short breeches; smallclothes.
(from the article `dress`) ...suit, with a jacket instead of a tailcoat, was introduced in the 1850s for informal occasions. In the last two decades of the century a more ...
Knick'er·bock`ers noun plural The name for a style of short breeches; smallclothes. 
Knickerbockers are loose, full breeches, which are gathered below the knee and fastened by a button or buckle. They have been worn by men since the 18th century, and became an integral part of sporting attire for women in the 1980s.