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The polite collective noun for everything you wear between toes and dignity.
means Stockings, socks, tights, and similar close-fitting legwear, especially when sold as a retail category.
from From Old English hosa, meaning leg covering, eventually stretched to cover the whole sock-and-stocking economy.
DenierThe unit measuring how sheer your tights are.
Royal hookupStocking frame knitting machine invented for Queen Elizabeth I.
Old pluralHose once meant breeches, not just legwear.