leotards


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leotards

(ˈliːəˌtɑːdz)
pl n
(Clothing & Fashion) US and Canadian another name for tights1b
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.leotards - skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girlsleotards - skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls
tights
hose, hosiery - socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
maillot - tights for dancers or gymnasts
pantyhose - a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
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