tights
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tight.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tights pl (plural only)
- A close-fitting, sheer or non-sheer skin-tight garment worn principally by women and girls that covers the body completely from the waist down, usually including the feet.
- Synonym: (US) pantyhose
- (dance) A similar, non-sheer garment worn by dancers of either sex, especially by ballet dancers.
- (wrestling) A garment, similar to briefs, worn chiefly by professional wrestlers.
- (mining) In blasting rock, a piece of unbroken rock within the pay limit of a blast.
Usage notes[edit]
Sheer tights are often referred to as pantyhose in North American English, and as stockings in Australian English.
Descendants[edit]
- → Japanese: タイツ (taitsu)
Translations[edit]
women's garment
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dancer's garment
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Anagrams[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tights m (definite singular tightsen, indefinite plural tights or tightsar, definite plural tightsane)
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “tights” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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