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Definition of Legging
1. Noun. A garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle).
Specialized synonyms: Chap, Gaiter, Puttee, Gaiter, Spat
Generic synonyms: Garment
Definition of Legging
1. n. A cover for the leg, like a long gaiter.
Definition of Legging
1. Noun. A covering, usually of leather, worn from knee to ankle. ¹
2. Noun. Tight fitting leg coverings worn, for example, to gym. ¹
3. Noun. One of the legs of a pair of trousers. ¹
4. Noun. The process of putting a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market. ¹
5. Verb. (present participle of leg) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Legging
1. a covering for the leg [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Legging
Literary usage of Legging
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical Safety Methods and Devices, Manufacturing and Engineering by George Alvin Cowee (1916)
"The "NFA" legging meets this requirement. This legging consists of a tapered
canvas sleeve, ... The legging is held on the leg by means of two flat springs, ..."
2. Modern American Tanning: A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Leather (1902)
"... OIL GRAIN AND legging LEATHER. After the leather is split, retan if needed.
If fully tanned, put fifty sides in a drum in which should be a mixture or ..."
3. The American Phonographic Dictionary: Exhibiting the Correct and Actual by Elias Longley (1882)
"... Legitimist j Legitimize) Leg-ged Legitimized Leggin ) legging)' Legitimizing
Leg-bail Legume Legacy Leguminous Legal-ism Leisure-ly Legalist Lemma ix^~^ ..."
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