knee-high

knee·-high (-hī′)

adjective

so high or tall as to reach to the knees

Modifies a noun

boot: Her black knee-high boots announce her arrival on the hardwood floor of the lobby.
stocking: For the net, I borrowed ( permanently - she no longer wants it back ) one of my wife's knee-high nylon stockings.
sock: They donned school caps, bermuda shorts and knee-high socks.
barrier: The final decision was to erect a wooden knee-high safety barrier.
water: Everyone was running through knee-high water with torches, passing works of art to each other.

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