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What does hosiery mean?

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Noun
  1. Undergarments worn on the legs, such as socks, stockings, and pantyhose.
  2. The business or art of a hosier; the practice of making hose.
  3. A shop selling such undergarments.
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Though a barelegged trend is now popular amongst younger women, hosiery is still common in offices and places where formal dress is required.
If it's winter, it's OK to wear dark hosiery like black tights to stay warm.
Nearly 75 per cent of our production goes to powerloom units and the balance to hosiery, banian and handloom sectors.
Seam sealants have a wide variety of uses, including stopping hosiery runs.
A campaign for hosiery featured the standard disembodied, stocking-clad leg that Dali juxtaposed with his provocative iconography.
It was usual practice for the finishing trades of the bleachers and dyers to develop alongside hosiery.

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