TIGHTS


Meaning of TIGHTS in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

black

She wore black tights , and maroon socks that stuck up above her boots.

Aristoc black opaque tights , £1.89.

She looked so dainty sitting there in a black skirt, black tights , and sneaks.

In one she was dressed in a leotard, black tights and high heels - and sat astride a rocking horse.

The tight wool mini just wider than the belt which held it up, ended where the ripped black tights began.

Maggie sails back and forth behind the counter, wearing a mini-dress, black tights , black pumps.

She wore an emerald green silk shirt, a very short black leather skirt and black tights .

■ VERB

wear

Badly fitting shoes will rub even more painfully if you are not wearing tights .

She wore black tights , and maroon socks that stuck up above her boots.

Rainbow says that if she has to wear tights or stockings, we might as well forget the whole damned thing.

Women can wear different colour tights , or a new scarf or shirt.

She was wearing blue tights and sandals and had hitched her dress well up in order to swing her legs.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A crew-cut woman in dance tights and a big overcoat nodded off in the corner.

A ladder in her tights , her fingernails noticeably chewed down.

And the stretch tights look mighty cool worn with a close-fitting ribbed turtleneck.

I washed out a pair of tights and sewed on a button.

She looked so dainty sitting there in a black skirt, black tights , and sneaks.

Taking off everything, but overlooking the tights , she fell into the tub.

Too short tights or stockings can also harm feet.

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