leg covering
- noun
:
prenda para las piernas
- The cyclist wore protective leg coverings to shield her from the wind and cold.
Examples
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The soldier's uniform included durable leg coverings designed for harsh conditions.
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Carefully, the man's hand unsnaps the holster, sliding it and the gun down to his feet, where it is secreted in a dress boot, the pants leg covering it.
Fiction book (1996) -
He pulled on a pair of warm leg coverings before heading out into the snowy weather.
Synonyms
385
1.0
A piece of clothing that hangs from the waist and covers the legs
110
1.0
Clothes worn on the lower body with separate parts for each leg
62
1.0
A thin garment like a long sock that covers the foot and leg
20
1.8
A tight piece of clothing that covers the leg for exercise, comfort, or fashion
20
9.9
Tight leg coverings like socks or stockings worn in the past
1
2.7
A sock that reaches up to just below the knees
1
2.6
A thin close-fitting covering for the foot and leg made of nylon and worn by women
A long sock that reaches just below the knee
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'leg' (the limb) with 'covering' (something that covers); a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer it denotes an item that covers the leg (e.g., stockings, leggings). This noun‑noun compositional pattern is cross‑linguistically common and follows standard English compounding, so the sense is immediately comprehensible from the parts.
Etymology
Leg covering comes from the simple image of a piece of clothing — a covering — that fits over the leg. Long ago people wrapped cloth or animal skin around the lower leg to 'protect' it or 'keep warm', so the phrase now means a garment that goes from the knee to the ankle.