legging

legging
legginged, adj.
/leg"ing/, n.
1. a covering for the leg, usually extending from the ankle to the knee but sometimes higher, worn by soldiers, riders, workers, etc. Cf. chaps, gaiter, puttee.
2. leggings, (used with a pl. v.)
a. close-fitting knit pants.
b. the pants of a two-piece snowsuit.
Also, leggin /leg"in/.
[1745-55; LEG + -ING1]

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