tights

From tight.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /taɪts/
• Rhymes: -aɪts

tights pl (plural only)

1. 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)

2. (dance) A similar, non-sheer garment worn by dancers of either sex, especially by ballet dancers.
3. (wrestling) A garment, similar to briefs, worn chiefly by professional wrestlers.
4. (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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