Etymology

tights

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

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tights · noun1

From tight + -s.

tights · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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