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chiefly British : knitwear

Examples of hosiery in a Sentence

a shop that sells hosiery
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In 2019 we spontaneously got engaged over dinner at Russ & Daughters Cafe on Orchard Street, where my grandma’s family coincidentally had a modest hosiery cart in the early 1900s. Erin Allweiss, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025 Its wider portfolio also includes the retailer Intermix plus a clutch of hosiery and innerwear players: Dim, Intermix, Playtex, Wonderbra, Bellinda and La Senza. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 18 Apr. 2025 This bundle of fine-mesh bags from Laundress New York includes one small bag, ideal for hosiery and lingerie, and one large bag, ideal for sweaters and larger items. Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025 While the boxer shorts trend and bras-as-tops look were plenty prevalent (as in seasons past), the more unexpected look came via hosiery. Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hosiery

Word History

First Known Use

1739, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hosiery was in 1739

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“Hosiery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hosiery. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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hosiery

noun
ho·​siery ˈhōzh(-ə)-rē How to pronounce hosiery (audio)
ˈhōz(-ə)-
: stockings or socks in general

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