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tights

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tights  (tts)
pl.n.
1. A snug stretchable garment covering the body from the waist or neck down, designed for general wear by women and girls.
2. A similar garment designed for athletic use, worn especially by acrobats and dancers.

tights
Noun, pl
a one-piece clinging garment covering the body from the waist to the feet, worn by women and also by acrobats, dancers, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tightstights - skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls
hose, hosiery - socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
maillot - tights for dancers or gymnasts
pantyhose - a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Translations

tights [taɪts] npl (BRIT) → medias fpl; panties mpl
tights [taɪts] tight npl (Brit) → collant m
tights [taɪts] (Brit) nplStrumpfhose f
tights [taɪts] npl (BRIT) → collant m inv


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aversion to tights no one seems to have thought to ascribe it to what
He wasn't there, but directly in front of me was King Wallace, in tights, waiting for his turn to go on with his cage of performing lions.
She had been properly dressed for the occasion in black tulle and black silk tights.
 
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