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pantyhose
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
pantyhose
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A superhero costume, though I wouldn't be running around in pantyhose, like Superman.
▪ Ah, just what I was looking for: an old pair of pantyhose, useful as a filter in an emergency.
▪ I wiggled into the pantyhose, did a spit polish on the pumps, and slipped into those.
▪ It had gotten so bad the Emporium had some one meet me at the door every time I ran in to buy pantyhose.
▪ She was not too badly lacerated, just strangled with her pantyhose apparently.
▪ Sweet onions are traditionally stored in stockings or pantyhose separated with knots.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
pantyhose

1963; see panties + hose (n.).

Wiktionary
pantyhose

alt. (context North America English) Women's nylon tights worn about the legs. n. (context North America English) Women's nylon tights worn about the legs.

WordNet
pantyhose

n. a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings

Wikipedia
Pantyhose

Pantyhose, called sheer tights in the United Kingdom and a few other countries, are close-fitting legwear. Covering the wearer's body from the waist to the toes. Mostly considered to be a woman's and girl's garment, pantyhose appeared in the 1960s as a convenient alternative to stockings and/or control panties (which, in turn, replaced girdles).

Like stockings or knee highs, pantyhose are usually made of nylon, or of other fabrics blended with nylon. Pantyhose are designed to:

  • be attractive in appearance,
  • hide physical imperfections such as blemishes, bruises, scars, hair or varicose veins,
  • reduce visible panty lines, and
  • ease chafing between feet and footwear, or between thighs.

Besides being worn as fashion, in Western society pantyhose are sometimes worn by women as part of formal dress. Also, the dress code of some companies and schools may require pantyhose or fashion tights to be worn when skirts or shorts are worn as part of a uniform.

Usage examples of "pantyhose".

Many require straining, which can be done through old pantyhose or coffee filter paper.

Any kind of serious weirdness moving on the interstate highway system is just naturally going to be logged and passed along down the line-and a convoy of two dozen converted buses, containing people not one of whom is wearing a necktie or pantyhose, definitely fits the cop definition of serious weirdness.

She stepped out and I saw Black Flame's jaw go slack as he saw what she was wearing: a sea-green sweater dress that fell just past mid-thigh, dark blue fishnet pantyhose, and purple ankle boots.