thigh-high

American  

[thahy-hahy] / ˈθaɪˌhaɪ /

adjective

1. extending as high as the thighs.

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noun

1. a garment for the lower body, as a stocking or boot, that reaches the thigh.

Etymology

Origin of thigh-high

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Bones stayed true to her witchy boho aesthetic for her final perfomance outfit, donning a floaty black gown paired with black leather thigh-high boots and gloves.

From BBC

A month before, I stood thigh-high in a field of broccoli.

From Los Angeles Times

With WWF's ocean conservation specialist, Tom Brook as our guide, we waded through the thigh-high grass to visit the site of the experiment.

From BBC

Hollywood Hailey, with her long blond hair, rocked a tennis dress, thigh-high socks and baseball cap.

From Los Angeles Times

We were coming in the wet season, and had to hike around nine, nine and a half hours in, sometimes thigh-high mud in sometimes 45 degree incline, the hardest hike of everyone's life who participated in that.

From Salon