tights
noun
- heavy, opaque stockings woven in one with panties
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /taɪts/ / /tɑjts/ / /tɑets/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English tight Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English tights From tight + -s.
- 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.
- A similar, non-sheer garment worn by dancers of either sex, especially by ballet dancers.
- A garment, similar to briefs, worn chiefly by professional wrestlers.
- In blasting rock, a piece of unbroken rock within the pay limit of a blast.
verb
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
- third-person singular simple present indicative of tight