tights

== English == === Etymology === From tight +‎ -s. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /taɪts/ Rhymes: -aɪts === Noun === tights pl (plural only) 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: (US) pantyhose (dance) A similar, non-sheer garment worn by dancers of either sex, especially by ballet dancers. (wrestling) A garment, similar to briefs, worn chiefly by professional wrestlers. (mining) In blasting rock, a piece of unbroken rock within the pay limit of a blast. ==== Usage notes ==== Sheer tights are often referred to as pantyhose in North American English, and as stockings in Philippine English, Australian English and New Zealand English. ==== Descendants ==== → German: Tights → Danish: tights → Norwegian Bokmål: tights → Norwegian Nynorsk: tights → Swedish: tajts, tights → Japanese: タイツ (taitsu) → Welsh: teits ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === stight == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From English tights. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɑɪts/ === Noun === tights m (definite singular tightsen, indefinite plural tights or tightsar, definite plural tightsane) tights ==== Synonyms ==== strømpebukse === References === “tights” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.