leggings
Britishplural noun
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an extra outer covering for the lower legs
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close-fitting trousers worn by women and children
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Leggings would prove to be the hardest-working garment from Ms. Miceli’s collection, called “La Grotta Azzurra,” for Capri’s Blue Grotto.
From New York Times • May 2, 2022
Belcorva Activewear Leggings Activewear is the new luxury-wear, so spoil her with these soft, stretchy and stylish leggings from Seattle-based Belcorva.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2021
Various student groups declared Tuesday “Leggings Pride Day” and Wednesday “The Leggings Protest,” with more than 2,000 people vowing to dress comfortably as a sign of public protest.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2019
Leggings, these days, have more use cases than jeans.
From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2016
Leggings, clouts, sporrans, and moccasins were soaked; the slippery, wet buckskins glistened like the hides of serpents; fringes, beaded belts, and sheaths shone as tinted frost sparkles at sunrise.
From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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