hosiery, hose
(noun) socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hosiery (usually uncountable, plural hosieries)
Undergarments worn on the legs, such as socks, stockings, and pantyhose.
(uncountable) The business or art of a hosier; the practice of making hose.
(countable) A shop selling such undergarments.
Source: Wiktionary
Ho"sier*y, n.
1. The business of a hosier.
2. Stockings, in general; goods knit or woven like hose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
