Underwear designers have also introduced new styles, such as the boy short, a hip-hugging brief with leg openings that hug the bottom of the buttocks and extend further down the legs than traditional women's briefs.

The Women's Daisy Dot Tank Suit, with a three-inch-high leg opening, promises to elongate and streamline the region from the hips to the knee.

His coverall was waterproof, but when he had fallen into the stream, enough water had penetrated the neck and arms and leg openings to make him wet all over.

Ellie snatched her outfit from his hands and struggled to find the leg openings, hopping on one foot and poking the other into one leg of the jumpsuit.

He braced his hands on the edges of the thorax armor and thrust his booted feet into the leg openings simultaneously.

They rely more on the overall elasticity of the fabric for support, making the leg openings more comfortable.

In the 1970s, bell-bottoms were typically cut to flare out from the knee down, with bottom leg openings of up to 26 inches.

The Wallaby Soft Infant Carrier allows a baby can be carried facing in or out, and the adjustable leg openings ensure a custom fit.

The bottom half, displayed beneath the leg opening of the desk, was an ample, satin-covered rear end facing in the opposite direction.

Ms. Gall said in a statement that she opposed a ban but that the government should develop standards to make bath seats more stable and reduce the size of the leg openings.