tights
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.