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Worn with a doublet
Answer for the clue "Worn with a doublet ", 6 letters:
tights
Alternative clues for the word tights
- Garment worn by dancers
- Acrobat's attire
- Costume for Sadler's Wells stars
- Aerialist's attire
- Acrobatic wear
- Relative peace at last in Mediterranean resort
- Ballerina's wear
- Skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls
Word definitions for tights in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A close-fitting, sheer or non-sheer skin-tight garment worn principally by women and girls that covers the body completely from the waist down, usually including the foot. 2 A similar, non-sheer garment worn by dancers of either sex, especially by ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1827, "tight-fitting breeches," from tight . Meaning "skin-tights worn by dancers, acrobats, etc." is attested from 1836.\n
Usage examples of tights.
The uniform was as archaistic as tights and a doublet, and much more uncomfortable.