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hosiery

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Definition of hosiery

as in sock

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Recent Examples of hosiery Its houses were built to support the population of workers employed by The Mecklenburg Mill, Highland Park #3 factories, and others, manufacturing everything from gingham to women’s hosiery. — Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026 Luckily, the roomy, rounded-toe has enough space to comfortably accommodate any hosiery without squishing my toes. — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026 Only a sliver of hosiery visible between mid-calf and ankle. — Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 28 Feb. 2026 Some people got it—Censori says Saint Laurent’s creative director Anthony Vaccarello came up to her at Chateau Marmont and said Censori’s hosiery had influenced a YSL show. — Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hosiery

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Some managers and scouts visited Ewood Park when Wharton was a teenager at Blackburn Rovers and decided that the skinny kid with a buzz cut and his socks rolled down ‘isn’t one for us’.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
After application, wear cotton socks overnight to lock in the moisture.

— Mary Honkus, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2026

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One challenge for Japan is changing office culture, which has long expected men to dress in suits while women are expected to wear stockings and formal skirts.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
While many inland striper fisheries are managed via annual stocking of fingerlings, Texoma stands out because its stripers are reproducing naturally.

— Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

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