hosiery
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Etymology edit
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Noun edit
hosiery (usually uncountable, plural hosieries)
- Undergarments worn on the legs, such as socks, stockings, and pantyhose.
- (uncountable) The business or art of a hosier; the practice of making hose.
- (countable) A shop selling such undergarments.
References edit
- ^ “hosiery”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- ^ “hosiery”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “hosiery”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.