hosiery

/'houʤəri/

Thân thiện

A woman selects a pair of patterned tights from a drawer filled with hosiery.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Socks, stockings, and tights collectively: "Hosiery" refers to knitted or woven coverings for the feet and legs, typically including items like socks, stockings, pantyhose, and tights. In British English, the term can sometimes include knitted underwear.

Usage

• "Hosiery" is an uncountable noun used to refer to these items as a category or product type. It is commonly used in retail, fashion, and manufacturing contexts.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The department store has a large selection of hosiery on the third floor.
  • She works in a factory that manufactures fine silk hosiery.
  • Modern hosiery is often made from synthetic materials like nylon.

Advanced Usage

• "In hosiery": Referring to the business or industry sector.
  • He has decades of experience in the hosiery trade.
• "Luxury hosiery": Denoting high-end, often designer, legwear.
  • The brand is renowned for its luxury hosiery.

Variants and Related Words

• Hose (n): An older or more general term for stockings or flexible tubing. (e.g., vs. ).
• Stocking (n): A close-fitting, often sheer, garment covering the foot and leg, sometimes held up by a garter.
• Sock (n): A knitted or woven covering for the foot, usually ankle-length or calf-length.
• Tights (n): A close-fitting garment covering the body from the waist down, including the feet.

Synonyms

• Legwear: A more modern, general term for garments worn on the legs and feet.
• Stockings: Often used synonymously, though it specifies a type within the category.

Related Phrases

• Sheer hosiery: Hosiery that is very thin and semi-transparent.
• Support hosiery: Hosiery designed to apply pressure to the legs for medical or comfort reasons.

Học thuật

Noun

1. socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hose