leg warmer

noun

variants or less commonly legwarmer

ˈleg-ˌwȯr-mər 

 also  ˈlāg-

plural leg warmers also legwarmers

: a usually knitted covering for the leg

… sells a line of stylish leotards and leg warmers in hot pink and other fashionable colors.

—Janice Castro

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above