hosiery

noun hosiery

• tights — a skin-tight, one-piece garment for the lower part of the body and the legs, now often made of stretch fabric, originally worn by dancers, acrobats, gymnasts, etc., and later made for general wear for adults and children.
• hose — a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose.
• sock — a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
• nylons — any of a class of thermoplastic polyamides capable of extrusion when molten into fibers, sheets, etc., of extreme toughness, strength, and elasticity, synthesized by the interaction of a dicarboxylic acid with a diamine: used especially for yarn, fabrics, and bristles, as for brushes.
• pantyhose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.