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pantyhose

pantyhose

58 3.2
A tight one-piece clothing for women that covers the waist to the toes
  • noun
  • /ˈpæn.ti.hoʊz/
  • US
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  • Many women prefer pantyhose because they provide a smooth look under skirts.
  • wear pantyhose
  • a pair of pantyhose
  • put on pantyhose

But now if you imagine a pair of fishnet pantyhose, right?

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Examples

  • The hallway to the left led to the seminar rooms where the pantyhose convention had been held.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • So I'm a totally new man, and by the way, you both look great in pantyhose.

  • And if that cream could work in the pantyhose, others could as well.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Did you get those pantyhose?

  • "You ought to write a book about a pantyhose convention," one of the guests told her.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • "Have you ever tried to buy sheer black pantyhose late on a Saturday afternoon during the holidays?

    Fiction book (1993)
  • You know, there's a new invention called pantyhose that make your life a lot easier.

  • The woman has long blonde hair and was dressed in a short red dress, black pantyhose and red high heeled shoes.

  • A white uniform, clunky white shoes, white pantyhose, and a cutesy white cap.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Nora looked at it and smiled at the sketches of pantyhose-clad legs surrounding the border.

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

hose
vspantyhose
  • Archaic
20 9.9

Tight leg coverings like socks or stockings worn in the past

is the modern one-piece combination of underwear and stockings rather than an old term
hosiery
vspantyhose
4 3.5

Things you wear on your legs, like socks, stockings, or tights

refers to a specific one-piece garment rather than a general category
nylon stocking
vspantyhose
1 2.6

A thin close-fitting covering for the foot and leg made of nylon and worn by women

is a full waist-to-toes garment rather than just a foot and leg cover
body stocking
vspantyhose
  • NSFW
1 6.8

A tight one-piece underwear that covers the torso and sometimes arms and legs

covers the body from waist to toes as combined underwear and stockings

How Covering

pantyhose
  • US
58 3.2
legging
20 1.8
stocking
62 1.0
knee-high
1 2.7

Surface Forms

pantyhose singular
pantyhose plural

Morphology

pantyhose = panty + hose (transparent) = panty + hose

The word is a straightforward compound of 'panty' and 'hose', directly combining underwear and legwear to denote the one-piece garment.

Etymology

The word pantyhose comes from two English parts: panty ('underwear') and hose ('stocking'). So pantyhose is easy to remember as 'underwear and stockings' joined in one close-fitting piece of clothing that goes from the waist to the toes.