Definition of Pantyhose

1. Noun. A woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings.

Terms within: Stocking, Underpants
Generic synonyms: Leotards, Tights

Definition of Pantyhose

1. Noun. (North America) Women's nylon tights worn about the legs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pantyhose

1. [n]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pantyhose

pants suit
pantsed
pantses
pantsing
pantsless
pantsuit
pantsuited
pantsuits
pantun
pantuns
panty
panty girdle
panty hose
panty raid
panty raids
pantyhose (current term)
pantyhosed
pantyhoses
pantyless
pantyliners
pantywaist
pantywaists
panucho
panuchos
panunzite
panurgic
panurgies
panurgy
panuveitis

Literary usage of Pantyhose

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. U. S. Imports: Unit Values Vary Widely For Identically Classified Commodities by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"The range of products includes various styles and ranges of pantyhose, tights, and stockings for varicose veins. •Unit value at shipment number 941 from ..."

2. Exports, Competitiveness, and Synergy in Appalachian Industry Clusters by Stuart A. Rosenfeld (1998)
"These include brand-name socks, pantyhose and tights such as Hanes, Fruit of the Loom and L'Eggs as well as generic brands sola by discount retailers. ..."

3. Trends in Japanese Textile Technology by John E. Berkowitch (2000)
"63 "Development of Cool and Comfortable pantyhose." Kayako Fujisawa, Toray Ind. Inc. Proceedings ... 66 "Support pantyhose Having High Hygroscopicity, etc. ..."

4. A Departure from the Script: A Novel by Rochelle Hollander Schwab (2002)
"At that point, the script called for me to give a cry of frustration because I had torn my pantyhose. Instead, as I balanced on one knee and one hand, ..."

5. Textile Trade: Operations of the Committee for the Implementation of Textile by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
""Includes other cotton apparel except pantyhose and tights, scarves, knit neckwear, judo and karate uniforms, and headwear. ..."

6. Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12 by Janet Allen (1999)
"... common enough that we want students to recognize and understand the word in multiple contexts (a run on the stock market, a run in a pair of pantyhose, ..."

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