hosiery
English
/ˈhoʊʒəɹi/
noun
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Suffix from English hose.
Origin
English
hose
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- air hose English
- boothose English
- fire hose English
- hosaphone English
- hose English
- hosebag English
- hosebeast English
- hoseless English
- hoselike English
- hoseline English
- hoseman English
- hosemonkey English
- hosepipe English
- hoser English
- hosier English
- hosing English
- netherhose English
- pantyhose English
- trunkhose English
- hose Middle English
- hoso Esperanto