Hosier: alternatives and connections

Stocking hose, or spatterdashes, in lieu of boots.

Woven with a figure; as, broche goods.

The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.

A figure or figured work on the ankle or side of a stocking.

Knit or woven together; close; firm.

a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the…

One who deals; one who has to do, or has concern, with others; esp., a trader, a trafficker, a shopkeeper, a broker, or a merchant; as…

the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

Cloth of any kind that is woven or knit from fibers, either vegetable or animal; manufactured cloth; as, silks or other fabrics.

To turn inside out, or with the leg part back over the foot, as a stocking in pulling off or for putting on.

That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as, the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.

The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.

Loose hose or breeches; leather leg quards. The word is used loosely and often in a jocose sense.

Loose hose or breeches; galligaskins.

the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

A thin silk or woolen goods, for women's dresses, woven in various styles and colors.

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