Knickerbocker
Knickerbocker , noun
A linsey-woolsey fabric having a rough knotted surface on the right side; used for women's dresses.
Knickerbocker , proper noun
[From Diedrich KNickerbocker, the fictional author of The History of New York, in fact written by Washington Irving.]
A descendant of the early Dutch colonists of the New York City area; -- used mostly as a nickname for an inhabitant of New York state or especially New York City. [capitalized]