WordNet
n. elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins) [syn: support stocking]
Usage examples of "support hose".
She wore size 5AAA shoes, slit at the big toe with a razor blade to relieve the pressure on her bunions, usually nurse-white with rippled rubber soles, and cotton support hose.
His mother was in there, dressed in her shapeless gray uniform, support hose, and crepe-soled shoes.
Her legs, encased in support hose, were trunklike but weirdly smooth.
Except for a breathing mask, all you really need is a kind of support hose for the entire body.
Except for a breathing mask, all you really need is' a kind of support hose for the entire body.
Instead of the support hose and orthopedic shoes she usually wore at the Bar & Grill, her legs were bare and she had on sneakers.
She was dressed in support hose, tennis shoes, and a tailored blue shirtwaist dress that came to just below her knees.
So far she did not have varicose veins, but she lived in dread of their purplish emergence, and she hoped that the white cotton support hose would hold them in abeyance for as long as possible.
So here she came, thick legs spread, candy-pink in their support hose, one arm clutching her purse to her immense bosom, the other held out for balance, head down, eyes searching for the islands of ashes where some responsible building super had already been out (Jesus and Mother Mary bless those good men), also for the treacherous patches that would defeat her, that would send her whoopsy with her large pink knees flying apart, and down she’.
So here she came, thick legs spread, candy-pink in their support hose, one arm clutch.
And if she never told them that the hose were a little old Italian lady's black support hose, they'd never guess.
And if she never told them that the hose were a little old Italian ladys black support hose, theyd never guess.
He was having an exchange with the president, and she was charmed out of her support hose by Bill's close-lipped smile.
There was a pinched look about her, as if she were being squeezed by support hose.
He pulled his elasticized jeans above the hemline of the dress, revealing opaque support hose.