tights, leotards
(noun) skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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: pantyhose (US)
(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.
US English uses the term pantyhose to refer to sheer tights.
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Source: Wiktionary
Tights, n. pl.
Definition: Close-fitting garments, especially for the lower part of the body and the legs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
