noun
tights
TYTS/taɪts/
Close-fitting clothing covering the legs and usually extending to the waist.
The blue tights lie flat with both legs and waistband visible.
Etymology
Tights turns the description “tight-fitting” into the name of the garment itself. The plural form names close-fitting legwear, with dancers’ and acrobats’ garments becoming a particular application.
In context
my legs bound in thick white tights i carefully counted out the coins from the collection plate
More examples
- She wore opaque tights under the skirt.
- The dancer packed an extra pair of tights.
- The tights developed a small tear.
Forms
tights
Similar words
- leggings
- Leggings often leave the feet uncovered.
- pantyhose
- Pantyhose are usually thinner and more sheer.