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tights

/taɪts/ · noun

Meaning

  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.
  2. A similar, non-sheer garment worn by dancers of either sex, especially by ballet dancers.
  3. A garment, similar to briefs, worn chiefly by professional wrestlers.
  4. In blasting rock, a piece of unbroken rock within the pay limit of a blast.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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