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thigh-high

thigh-high noun: a hold-up stocking.

thigh-high: a hold-up stocking
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Noun

thigh-high (plural thigh-highs)

  1. (US) A hold-up stocking.
    • My bureau drawers were knotted with nylon stockings and "thigh hi's," my closet was cluttered with little pointed shoes.1987 April 11, Pamela Wescott, “Judy Grahn: Pursuing the Work We Want”, in Gay Community News, page 8
    • Every once in a while a girl has to stop brooding over gender injustice, start thinking about sexual revenge, and slip into her thigh-highs and stiletto heels to lure a few dopes to destruction.1994 November 14, Richard Schickel, “Wretch on a Sexual Rampage”, in Time

Adjective

thigh-high (not comparable)

  1. That is at thigh level; that reaches up to thigh level.
    • Ashley: If you expect to get me in a tinfoil miniskirt and thigh-high boots, I want dinner first.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel
    • Shops' shelves were emptied on Friday as people began stockpiling food, with some unable to leave their homes due to the thigh-high snow.2010 February 7, Adam Gabbatt, “Snow storms cause chaos on US east coast”, in The Guardian

Adverb

thigh-high (not comparable)

  1. Up to the thigh.

Examples of thigh-high in a sentence

  • The resulting outfit: a cape, a breath-stealing corset, and a sheer black skirt atop a black vinyl thong and fishnet thigh-highs.1999, Jennifer Wolff, “Vamping with Vampires”, in Cosmopolitan, Jan 99:
  • One of them wore a microskirt, and he could see the tops of black or navy thigh-highs as he stopped to pick them up.1999, James Patterson, Pop Goes the Weasel, Headline, →ISBN:

Forms of thigh-high

pluralthigh-highs

Questions about thigh-high

What does thigh-high mean?
Thigh-high means a hold-up stocking.
How do you use thigh-high in a sentence?
The resulting outfit: a cape, a breath-stealing corset, and a sheer black skirt atop a black vinyl thong and fishnet thigh-highs.
What part of speech is thigh-high?
Thigh-high can be a noun, an adjective or an adverb.
What is the plural of thigh-high?
The plural of thigh-high is thigh-highs.

Words near thigh-high in the dictionary

  1. thigh masters
  2. thigh pad
  3. thigh pads
  4. thigh slapper
  5. thigh slappers
  6. thigh-high
  7. thigh-highs
  8. thigh-shower
  9. thigh-showers
  10. thigh-slapper
  11. thigh-slappers

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