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1) a close-fitting part of a woman's dress from the shoulders to the waist (bodice)

2) a close-fitting hat tied under the chin, as worn by babies (bonnet)

3) a woman's close-fitting article of clothing for the breast (bra)

4) a long, close-fitting article of clothing, worn by priests (cassock)

5) a kind of close-fitting necklace (choker)

6) a close-fitting type of underwear shaping the waist and hips (corset)

7) breeches for horse-riding, close-fitting from the knee to the ankle (jodhpurs)

8) a very thin close-fitting (usually nylon) covering for the hips, legs and feet, as worn by girls and women, acrobats, ballet-dancers etc (tights)

9) a close-fitting jacket as worn by policemen, soldiers etc; a loose, pleated dress gathered at the waist with a belt (tunic)

10) a length of cloth wound round the head by Muslim, Hindu or Sikh men; a woman's similar close-fitting hat (turban)

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Meaning:
tight

fastened, fixed, fitting or held closely; stretched fully; (especially in compounds) made so that something cannot get out or in; packed so as to occupy the smallest possible space or to get in as much as possible

close, snug

CLOSE-FITTING as in Wiktionary
CLOSE-FITTING as in Wikipedia