legging

[ leg-ing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a covering for the leg, usually extending from the ankle to the knee but sometimes higher, worn by soldiers, riders, workers, etc. Compare chaps, gaiter, puttee.
leggings, (used with a plural verb)
1. close-fitting knit pants.
2. the pants of a two-piece snowsuit.

Origin of legging¹

First recorded in 1745–55; leg + -ing ¹

He drew up the legging and examined the part that covered the spot in the ankle which had received the blow.

Chilkat—Men: Blanket or bark mat robe, shirt-coat (rare), legging-moccasins, basket hat.

Mackenzie and Yukon—Men: Shirt-coat, legging-moccasins, breech-cloth, hat and hood.

But his guardian had heard him and the black upon his leg was as warm as though it were his moccasin and legging that he wore.

A dozen hands dragged the warrior from the fire and stamped out a blaze that had started in the fringe of one legging.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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