| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ho·sier·y |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  h  zh -r |
| NOUN: | 1. Socks and stockings; hose. 2. Chiefly British Stockings, socks, and underclothing. | | ETYMOLOGY: | hosier, maker of stockings (from Middle English, from hose, a stocking; see hose) + –y2.
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