Hosiery
[hoh-zhuh-ree] /ˈhoʊ ʒə ri/
noun
1.
stockings or socks of any kind.
2.
the business of a .
/ˈhəʊzɪərɪ/
noun
1.
stockings, socks, and knitted underclothing collectively
n.
stocking collectively, 1775, from hosier + -y (1). As “factory where hose is made,” from 1803.
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