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What is the difference between tights and stockings?

tights | stockings |

As nouns the difference between tights and stockings

is that tights is 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 feet while stockings is (stocking) one or more pairs of stockings.

tights

English

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • 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 feet.
  • A similar, non-sheer garment worn by dancers of either sex, especially by ballet dancers.
  • In blasting rock, a piece of unbroken rock within the pay limit of a blast.

    • Synonyms

    * (sense, woman's garment) hose, pantyhose (US) * (sense, dancer's garment)

    Usage notes

    US English uses the term pantyhose to refer to sheer tights.

    stockings

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • One or more pairs of stockings.