thigh-high
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of thigh-high
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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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 • Nov. 28, 2025
Hollywood Hailey, with her long blond hair, rocked a tennis dress, thigh-high socks and baseball cap.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
Davis covered men head to toe in leather, from thigh-high fishermen boots to gloves, or freed them to reveal a leg in flat-pocket shorts with thick cropped knitwear.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024
Just past the neat vineyards and country houses with their blue shutters and tile roofs, goats munch their way through a field of thigh-high plants more typical to Sudan and India than Southern France.
From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2023
The grasses in the new paddock were thigh-high and lush, and the cattle plainly couldn’t wait to get at them.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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