ランガード

noun

thighband; stay-up band

Refers to the elastic band at the top of stockings, tights, or pantyhose that helps them stay up. Wasei-eigo from 'run guard', though the English term is not used this way.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from run guard

• このタイツはランガードがしっかりしていて、ずれ落おちにくい。

  These tights have a firm thighband and don't slip down easily.