tighter (titer)

[ Julius Cæsar and Pompey were boat-wrights and tighters of ships. Urquhart , tr. of Rabelais, ii. 30. ( Davies .) tightly1 (tīt'li), adv . [ tight + -ly2.] In a tight manner; closely; firmly; compactly; neatly; well. When we have cozened 'em most tightly, thou shalt steal away the innkeeper's daughter. Fletcher (and another ), Fair Maid of the Inn, ii. 2. The Marquis of Salisbury came down buttoned up tight ly in a black frock coat, carrying a light gray overcoat over his arm. T. C. Crawford , English Life, p. 126. tightly2t, adv. See titely. tightner (tīt'ner), n. Same as tightener. tightne (tīt'nes), n. The character or quality of being tight, in any sense of that word. tights (tīts), n. pl. Garments clinging closely to the legs, or to the whole form, and intended either to display the form or to facilitate movement, or both, as in the case of dancers, acrobats, or gymnasts. A fat man in black tights , and cloudy Berlins. Dickens, Sketches, Tales, iv. And I shall be in tights , and dance a breakdown. W. Black, In Silk Attire, xxxvi.