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Meanings of hosiery in anglès

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Leg coverings, sometimes woven in one with panties, that extend to the ankle and usually cover the foot; generally knitted or woven, sheer or opaque, and of lightweight or heavy fabric.

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Socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)

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Usage of hosiery in anglès
1
Suppose a woman came in with hosiery of the value of 5s.
Second Shetland Truck System Report
2
This time he entered the double shop-thehosiery division of it-withouthesitation.
Hide and Seek
3
I have a profit on the goods, but not on the hosiery.
Second Shetland Truck System Report
4
I have knitted for 20 years all sorts of articles of hosiery.
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5
We are forced to take the hosiery as a matter of business.
Second Shetland Truck System Report
6
He would not expect to get a profit on the hosiery also.
Second Shetland Truck System Report
7
The company makes shirtings, sheetings, cotton flannels, and cotton and merino hosiery.
The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1884
8
Money payments are the rule in your shop, and hosiery the exception?-Yes.
Second Shetland Truck System Report
9
On the hosiery?-Not so much on the hosiery as on the goods.
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10
Do you buy some hosiery?-A little; and we buy eggs as well.
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11
In selling hosiery, do you put a profit upon it?-By no means.
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12
Are there other merchants in Unst besides Mr. Jamieson who buy hosiery?-Yes.
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13
Do you purchase hosiery at Greenbank?-We do very little in that way.
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14
How have you been paid for your hosiery?-Either in money or goods.
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15
Shulman thinks that a similar economic revolution in hosiery may be happening now.
The Guardian
16
There is often a long settlement in the payment for the hosiery too.
Second Shetland Truck System Report
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