Pantyhose vs. Tights

Pantyhose vs. Tights — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Pantyhose and Tights

Pantyhosenoun

(North America) Women's thin nylon tights worn over the legs, usually tan in color.

Tightsnoun

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.

Pantyhosenoun

a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings

Tightsnoun

(dance) A similar, non-sheer garment worn by dancers of either sex, especially by ballet dancers.

Tightsnoun

(wrestling) A garment, similar to briefs, worn chiefly by professional wrestlers.

Tightsnoun

(mining) In blasting rock, a piece of unbroken rock within the pay limit of a blast.

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Tightsnoun

skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls

Tightsnoun

man's garment of the 16th and 17th centuries; worn with a doublet