legging
Americannoun
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a covering for the leg, usually extending from the ankle to the knee but sometimes higher, worn by soldiers, riders, workers, etc.
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(used with a plural verb) leggings,
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close-fitting knit pants.
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the pants of a two-piece snowsuit.
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In 2024, Lululemon stopped selling a new type of legging called the Breezethrough after some buyers said they made their stomachs and back sides look too big.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Woolery added another RBI later, legging out a triple after a diving attempt by the Aztecs’ right fielder missed and the ball skipped past, allowing Clements to score.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2025
Couples with "baskets of bottled beer and blankets", children wildly misidentifying pigeons and press photographers resignedly legging it around the grass in an attempt to get their shot all added to the chaos.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025
Air legging is a method of drilling that penetrates the rock with air and water.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024
Pantalaimon crept in as a mouse and pushed it as far down as he could, tucking it under the bottom of her reindeer-skin legging.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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