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How to pronounce tights in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms leotards
Type of hose, hosiery
Has types maillot, pantyhose

Examples of tights

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I turn to see one of the men pulling down her tights and checking her sore knee.
From the guardian.co.uk
My outfit was a monochrome dress with black hat, long gloves and spotted tights.
From the telegraph.co.uk
I think Pitt's best personnel package is one back, two tights and two receivers.
From the post-gazette.com
Besides adding warmth, layering tights and socks makes for a fun, bohemian look.
From the washingtonpost.com
They can wear leggings, heavy cable-knit or flat opaque tights in pink or white.
From the freep.com
Reeves once saw an original Lone Ranger costume, including stretchy blue tights.
From the tennessean.com
Try the Hanes Silk Reflections control-top ribbed tights for $10 from Kohls.com.
From the sacbee.com
She ditched her tailored pants and blouses for a dress, tights, and biker boots.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
He invited the student to join in and help out, dressed up in tights and a cape.
From the smh.com.au
More examples
  • Skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls
  • Tights are a kind of cloth leg garment, most often sheathing the body from about the waist to the feet with a more or less tight fit, hence the name.
  • The Tights are an English punk rock band from Worcester. The band's only two singles were released by the Cherry Red Records label: "Bad Hearts" / "It" / "Cracked" (1978) and "Howard Hughes" / "China's Eternal" (1978). ...
  • 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; In blasting rock, a piece of ...
  • A heavy, opaque one-piece garment from hip to toe worn with leotards for dance, exercise, etc. It is usually made with 40 denier yarn and over and is sometimes made of yarn other than nylon.
  • Nylon pantyhose (one-piece stockings and panties) for women's wear; derived as a truncation of skintight
  • Leg wear constructed like pantyhose but made from heavier, opaque, printed, or woven patterns and fabrics.
  • N. I'm getting rather out of my depth here but I understand (from other people!) that what we call tights Americans generally call panty-hose. Apparently tights in the US are more like child's coloured thin leggings and rarely worn. ...
  • CLOTHES + (2h)[5] grasp legs tightly just above knees and pull up with effort.