tights

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

From tight + -s.

It's these abominations of tights. — Red Rose and Tiger Lily; Or, In a Wider World, L. T. Meade
I suppose you haven't got a suit of tights?" — The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus, Horatio, Jr. Alger
Their tights were of a clear shimmering blue, with silver trunks. — The Gay Cockade, Temple Bailey

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