hosiery

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English

Silk hosiery

Etymology

From hosier +‎ -y.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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  • (US) enPR: hōʹzhərē, IPA(key): /ˈhoʊʒəɹi/

Noun

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hosiery (usually uncountable, plural hosieries)

  1. Undergarments worn on the legs, such as socks, stockings, and pantyhose.
  2. (uncountable) The business or art of a hosier; the practice of making hose.
  3. (countable) A shop selling such undergarments.

References

  1. ^ “hosiery”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
  2. ^ “hosiery”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  3. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “hosiery”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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