Skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls.
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What are “Tights”
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Skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls.
Additional definition by TGA Staff
Tights
A skintight garment covering the body from the neck or the waist down; panty hose Tights.
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