Directoire knickers in navy-blue rayon with long, knee-reaching legs.

'Well, I never!' said Aunt Bedelia stalking off with her skirt up over her head showing her fleecy-lined Directoire knickers.

Women's baggy underpants fastened to just below or above the knee are also known as "bloomers" (or as "knickers" or "directoire knickers").

By her bed was a chest of drawers which contained her underwear - several pairs of cheap directoire knickers, vests, petticoats, and corsets, plus black stockings of wool, cotton, and one precious silk pair which she had brought from her old life.