Hose worn by dancers

• Skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls
• Acrobats' wear
• Ballerina's garment
• Ballerina's wear
• Worn with a doublet
• Acrobat's attire
• Woman’s garment

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

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls [syn: leotards ] man's garment of the 16th and 17th centuries; worn with a doublet [syn: hose ]

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 ...