: rising or reaching upward to the knees
knee-high stockings
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The deep snow made the search even more difficult, with the rescuers struggling through knee-high drifts.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Paired with a knee-high boot through the end of winter, and a flat sandal or a sneaker and simple T-shirt come spring, these are worth taking a second look.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2025
Except for the dead and dying shrubs and knee-high weeds in what is normally one of the prettiest places there.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Heeled Knee-High Boots Depending on your job’s dress code, a pair of knee-high boots with a skirt set or even a sleek dress would come across as office siren-coded.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 6 Feb. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Paired with a knee-high boot through the end of winter, and a flat sandal or a sneaker and simple T-shirt come spring, these are worth taking a second look.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2025
Except for the dead and dying shrubs and knee-high weeds in what is normally one of the prettiest places there.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Heeled Knee-High Boots Depending on your job’s dress code, a pair of knee-high boots with a skirt set or even a sleek dress would come across as office siren-coded.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Knee-high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knee-high. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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