skintightn.adv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌskɪnˈtʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈskɪnˈtaɪt/

Forms: see skin n. and tight adj., adv., and n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: skin n., tight adj.

Etymology: < skin n. + tight adj.

A. n.

In plural. Close-fitting clothing or shoes.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > [noun] > other

skintights1835

leglet1838

ankle gear1855

1835 Times 21 July 6/3 The sister of the defendant..said that she was present when her brother advised Miss Lee to have a larger pair of boots, and that the young lady would listen to nothing but skin-tights.

1899 Daily News 6 Apr. 7/4 I should have to admit some who go along the Portsmouth road in skin tights.

1937 R. Byron Road to Oxiana v. 236 Mrs. Gastrell was a negress in black skin-tights and a top-hat.

1955 Times 19 Jan. 11/4 The girls are clad in beach-wear and the men in patterned skin-tights.

2004 J. S. Baca Winter Poems along Rio Grande 2 A bicyclist..outfitted in..shiny white racing helmet and black skin-tights.

B. adv.

Closely to the skin; very tightly.

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1835 J. H. Cooke Narr. Events South of France iii. 81 The elastic Guernsey frock fitted skin-tight upon their brawny arms and backs.

1927 A. B. Young Stage Costuming v. 57 Big arms that must wear long sleeves look smaller if the sleeve is a little loose, than if it is cut skin tight.

1947 Times 8 Nov. 8 A natural overall that should fit skin-tight.

2007 Witchita (Kansas) Eagle (Nexis) 29 Jan. d3 They're not stirrup pants because they fit skin-tight all the way down.

C. adj.

Fitting tightly to the skin; close-fitting. Also figurative.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > that fits in specific way > close-fitting

straita1387

justc1440

sitting1440

close1488

well-fitted1590

close-bodied1677

succinct1714

tightish1775

tight1784

full-fashioned1812

skintight1838

snug1838

fully-fashioned1844

tight-fitting1846

close-fitting1870

slim1884

skin-fitting1915

skinny1915

slinky1921

tight-ass1969

1838 Dublin Univ. Mag. July 68/2 Pantaloons, skin-tight and sloped over the boot..cased his nether limbs.

1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase II. v. liii. 211 Ah! dear Precise! does happiness consist in skin-tight garments? in a hat or bonnet stuck to the pate in a style?

1895 Outing Dec. 202/1 When these boots are on they are skin-tight everywhere.

1916 J. Joyce Portrait of Artist v. 280 They..gave orders to jarvies in highpitched provincial voices which pierced through their skintight accents.

1938 Thrilling Wonder Stories Oct. 78/1 Each was dressed in a precisely uniform outfit of apparently skin-tight elastic fabric, of a rather pleasing, greenish hue.

1977 Sounds 9 July 31/1 ‘Cathedral’, ‘Dark Star’, ‘Cold Rain’ and ‘In My Dreams’ are all skintight songs, questioning, but personal and without pretension.

1987 N. Spinrad Little Heroes (1989) 39 Offices where tight-bodied bitches in skin-tight gray business suits sat chained to computer consoles.

2000 P. Scanlan in J. Adams et al. Girls' Night In 229 She undulated towards the bar in her skin-tight white jeans and tightly fitting black halterneck.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	skintight
释义	skintightn.adv.adj. Brit. /ˌskɪnˈtʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈskɪnˈtaɪt/ Forms: see skin n. and tight adj., adv., and n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: skin n., tight adj. Etymology: < skin n. + tight adj. A. n. In plural. Close-fitting clothing or shoes. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > [noun] > other skintights1835 leglet1838 ankle gear1855 1835 Times 21 July 6/3 The sister of the defendant..said that she was present when her brother advised Miss Lee to have a larger pair of boots, and that the young lady would listen to nothing but skin-tights. 1899 Daily News 6 Apr. 7/4 I should have to admit some who go along the Portsmouth road in skin tights. 1937 R. Byron Road to Oxiana v. 236 Mrs. Gastrell was a negress in black skin-tights and a top-hat. 1955 Times 19 Jan. 11/4 The girls are clad in beach-wear and the men in patterned skin-tights. 2004 J. S. Baca Winter Poems along Rio Grande 2 A bicyclist..outfitted in..shiny white racing helmet and black skin-tights. B. adv. Closely to the skin; very tightly. ΚΠ 1835 J. H. Cooke Narr. Events South of France iii. 81 The elastic Guernsey frock fitted skin-tight upon their brawny arms and backs. 1927 A. B. Young Stage Costuming v. 57 Big arms that must wear long sleeves look smaller if the sleeve is a little loose, than if it is cut skin tight. 1947 Times 8 Nov. 8 A natural overall that should fit skin-tight. 2007 Witchita (Kansas) Eagle (Nexis) 29 Jan. d3 They're not stirrup pants because they fit skin-tight all the way down. C. adj. Fitting tightly to the skin; close-fitting. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > that fits in specific way > close-fitting straita1387 justc1440 sitting1440 close1488 well-fitted1590 close-bodied1677 succinct1714 tightish1775 tight1784 full-fashioned1812 skintight1838 snug1838 fully-fashioned1844 tight-fitting1846 close-fitting1870 slim1884 skin-fitting1915 skinny1915 slinky1921 tight-ass1969 1838 Dublin Univ. Mag. July 68/2 Pantaloons, skin-tight and sloped over the boot..cased his nether limbs. 1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase II. v. liii. 211 Ah! dear Precise! does happiness consist in skin-tight garments? in a hat or bonnet stuck to the pate in a style? 1895 Outing Dec. 202/1 When these boots are on they are skin-tight everywhere. 1916 J. Joyce Portrait of Artist v. 280 They..gave orders to jarvies in highpitched provincial voices which pierced through their skintight accents. 1938 Thrilling Wonder Stories Oct. 78/1 Each was dressed in a precisely uniform outfit of apparently skin-tight elastic fabric, of a rather pleasing, greenish hue. 1977 Sounds 9 July 31/1 ‘Cathedral’, ‘Dark Star’, ‘Cold Rain’ and ‘In My Dreams’ are all skintight songs, questioning, but personal and without pretension. 1987 N. Spinrad Little Heroes (1989) 39 Offices where tight-bodied bitches in skin-tight gray business suits sat chained to computer consoles. 2000 P. Scanlan in J. Adams et al. Girls' Night In 229 She undulated towards the bar in her skin-tight white jeans and tightly fitting black halterneck. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adv.adj.1835
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