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HOSIERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
Synonyms:
hose; hosiery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hosiery" is a kind of...):
footwear (clothing worn on a person's feet)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hosiery"):
sock (hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee)
stocking (close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural))
leotards; tights (skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls)
