This snug-fitting one-piece garment used by dancers was invented by & named for a French aerialist
[DOC] [TLE] leotards (garment) - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] "leotards" is a plural form of "leotard": a tight-fitting garment of stretchy ... in 
allusion to Jules Lotard (1830-1870), French trapeze artist who performed in.