hosiery
noun [ U ] uk/ˈhəʊz.jə.ri/ us/ˈhoʊ.ʒɚ.i/
（尤指商店中的）袜类（包括短袜、连裤袜和长袜等）
a word used especially in shops for things such as socks, tights, and stockings
Hosiery is on the second floor, Madam. 女袜部在二楼，女士。
Pregnant women can also buy special maternity hosiery.
Synonym: hose
- More examples
- Not having bought tights before it took me a few minutes to find the hosiery section.
- During World War I, hosiery was rationed by the government because silk was needed for parachutes.
- The student nurses stood out, covered head to toe in white: caps, uniforms, hosiery, shoes.