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legging

legging

1 1.8
A tight piece of clothing that covers the leg for exercise, comfort, or fashion
  • noun
  • /ˈlɛɡɪŋ/
: malla
  • She went for a jog wearing her favorite black leggings for comfort.

Before I go, these Trinity leggings are the bomb.

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Examples

  • These will make good leggings for you.

    Shoot Out (1971)

  • Before I go, these Trinity leggings are the bomb.

    Sarah Rae Vargas

  • Wish I could wear clothes other than leggings soon, very soon.

  • So I changed into leggings and a sports bra.

  • For professional wear, women always prefer skirts and leggings that suit them and their work environment.

    Blog text (12)

  • I am somebody who only wears leggings and tights.

    Zoella

  • Her costume consists of green leggings and a tunic of deep blue velvet.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • These are the chameleon mermaid leggings by Black Milk.

  • I can fold my all my jeans, my leggings, my high waisted shorts.

  • Thanks for the leggings.

    Last Chance Charlene (2022)

Synonyms

leg covering
vslegging
1.8

A piece of clothing that covers the lower leg from the knee to the ankle

is tight and stretchy and meant for comfort exercise or fashion

How Tight

tights
68 1.0
legging
1 1.8
jeans
399 1.0
trousers
108 1.0

Surface Forms

legging singular
leggings plural

Morphology

legging = leg (transparent) = leg + ing

The garment is directly named for the leg that it covers, and the -ing form is a regular noun-forming pattern here.

Etymology

The word legging comes from the simple word leg plus the ending -ing, so it literally means 'something for the leg'. Long ago a single legging could be a protective or warm cover for one leg, like the leather piece a knight wore, and that idea explains why legging now means a tight garment that covers the leg.