hosiery

(z̸hər ē)

noun

  1. hose; stockings and socks
  2. Chiefly Brit. hose and knitted or woven underwear

Origin: < hosier

See hosiery in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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

Origin:

Origin: hosier, maker of stockings (from Middle English, from hose, a stocking; see hose )

Origin: + -y2

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