hosiery

[US]/'həʊzɪərɪ/
[UK]/'hoʒəri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.Knitted goods;Socks and stockings

Phrases & Collocations

hosiery machine

Example Sentences

This last consignment of hosiery is quite up to standard.

Yes, it is divided into several sections: overwear, light clothing, hosiery, swimwear, corsage and so on.

Referring to my conversation with you today, I now enclose an order sheet for hosiery as specified.

She bought a few pairs of hosiery at the department store.

The store sells a variety of hosiery, from socks to tights.

She prefers to wear hosiery with fun patterns.

The hosiery section is located on the second floor of the mall.

He accidentally tore a hole in his hosiery while playing sports.

The store offers a discount on hosiery during the holiday season.

She always wears hosiery to keep her legs warm in the winter.

The hosiery industry has seen a rise in demand for eco-friendly products.

She carefully hand washes her delicate hosiery to prevent damage.

The fashion show featured models wearing the latest hosiery trends.

Real-world Examples

For hosiery, she could be wearing pantyhose, which was introduced in 1959.

Source: Fashion experts interpret film and television dramas.

Next they turned into the cotton and hosiery departments, where the same good order reigned.

Source: Women’s Paradise (Part 1)

If it was literal, I share your aversion to soiled hosiery.

Source: The Big Bang Theory (Video Version) Season 3

Nylon became commercially available in 1940 and revolutionized the hosiery industry with its strength and sheerness.

Source: Fashion experts interpret film and television dramas.

STEP 7 Inspect your winter socks for holes and thin spots, and check your hosiery for snags and pilling. Keep the worn-out socks for dusting.

Source: Beauty and Fashion English

It revolutionized the hosiery industry and nylon stockings were wildly popular when they became commercially available in 1940.

Source: Fashion experts interpret film and television dramas.

" Those chaps over there seem to be doing very well, " remarked Favier, speaking of the salesmen in the hosiery and haberdashery departments.

Source: Women’s Paradise (Part 1)

Rosamond became serious too, and slightly meditative; in fact, she was going through many intricacies of lace-edging and hosiery and petticoat-tucking, in order to give an answer that would at least be approximative.

Source: Middlemarch (Part Three)

No one had ever told the form-master before that he talked nonsense, and he was meditating an acid reply, in which perhaps he might insert a veiled reference to hosiery, when Mr. Perkins in his impetuous way attacked him outrageously.

Source: The Shackles of Life (Part One)

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