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Hosiery   /hˈoʊʒəri/   Listen
Hosiery

noun
1.
Socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear).  Synonym: hose.





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"Hosiery" Quotes from Famous Books



... keeping things tidy; and if we get into a very hard fight, and come out of the melee somewhat the worse for wear, it will be a blessing to have 'em along to mend our togas, sew buttons on our uniforms, and darn our hosiery." ...
— The Pursuit of the House-Boat • John Kendrick Bangs
... at Upper Sandusky, in a store room, with a stock of notions, hosiery and underwear, but from the very first began losing money. The roads were very muddy, and it rained day in and day out. The weather was warm and there was no demand for our goods. We moved from one town to another ...
— Twenty Years of Hus'ling • J. P. Johnston
... a clerk in a haberdashery. From Mondays till Saturdays, calm; a perfect environment for a poet. You would be surprised to learn of the vast army of poets and novelists and dramatists who dispense four-in-hands, collars, buttons and hosiery six days in the week and who go a-picnicking on the seventh, provided it ...
— The Voice in the Fog • Harold MacGrath


Words linked to "Hosiery" :   footwear, Great Britain, tights, sock, Britain, stocking, leotards, U.K., United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, UK, United Kingdom, hose


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