: rising or reaching upward to the knees
knee-high stockings
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Delicate leather petals adorned ballet flats and heeled sandals, and the motif was also embroidered on mules and knee-high gladiator sandals.
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WWD, 23 Sep. 2024
Fidel Martinez, retired from Los Alamos National Lab, stood in his quarter-acre of knee-high plants growing on his family’s ancestral land.
—John Burnett, NPR, 21 Sep. 2024
Dress it down with jeans and a sweater, or jazz it up with a mini dress and knee-high boots.
—Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
Semi-casual yet semi-formal, they can easily be dressed down with a cardigan and loafers for work, or dressed up with a blouse and knee-high boots for date night.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 18 Sep. 2024
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WWD, 23 Sep. 2024
Fidel Martinez, retired from Los Alamos National Lab, stood in his quarter-acre of knee-high plants growing on his family’s ancestral land.
—John Burnett, NPR, 21 Sep. 2024
Dress it down with jeans and a sweater, or jazz it up with a mini dress and knee-high boots.
—Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
Semi-casual yet semi-formal, they can easily be dressed down with a cardigan and loafers for work, or dressed up with a blouse and knee-high boots for date night.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Knee-high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knee-high. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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