hosieries

noun

plural of hosiery
as in hose

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hosieries
  1. hose
  2. socks
  3. stockings
Noun
  • That leftover material may build up in hidden areas of the machine, including filters, hoses, and pump components.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Firefighters dressed in protective uniforms tended to the scene and extinguished the blaze with hoses.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of hose
Noun
  • You might be struck by a vintage sign advertising color TVs in the East Village; a grandpa on the Upper East Side pairing bright red socks with his loafers; or that never-gets-old view of the Brooklyn Bridge from an elevated subway track.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The mesh upper is highly breathable and comfortable enough to wear without socks.
    — Abby Hepworth, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of socks
Noun
  • Your kids do not want generic crap from TJ Maxx or Target impulse aisle in their stockings for Christmas.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • She was bound, beaten, and naked — strangled to death by one of her stockings.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of stockings
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

hoses (down)
hosieries
hosiery
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Hosieries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hosieries. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of quondam

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Old-Timey Vehicles

The Words of the Week - Nov. 6

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
woman sitting on floor holding book in front of her face on pink background
Famous Novels, Last Lines Quiz Needless to say, spoiler alert.
See All