hosiery

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The women showed their gowns and hosiery, the men their horses and equipment, and how appropriately they could rig themselves out -- while the general herd stood around the ring gaping and envious.

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  1. noun Socks and stockings; hose.
  2. noun Chiefly British Stockings, socks, and underclothing.

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  • A piece of hosiery, the companion to that piece used to strangle Trotter, was found in a trash heap beside Swearingen's trailer. —  Latest Articles
  • SM Gupta, owner of Companion hosiery, admitted that the present time is not very favorable for the hosiery industry. —  PunjabNewsline News
  • For example, computer storage devices and women's hosiery are highly related, according to the index. —  BYU News
  • Sales in the clothing and apparel category were slightly better than the company's overall results, led by intimate-hosiery, jewelry and shoes. —  Raleigh Business News - Local Raleigh News | The Triangle Business Journal
  • The company said that consumers have been purchasing fewer sheer-hosiery products for more than 10 years, with sales off 14 percent in 2008 and down another 18 percent through June
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. hosier, maker of stockings (from Middle English, from hose, a stocking; see hose) + -y2.

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  1. from hosier + -y, or from hose + -i-ery: see hosier and -ery.
 

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/ˈhoʊzhəri/
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