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pantyhose
[
pan
-tee-hohz
]
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pant·y·hose
/
ˈpæn
tiˌhoʊz
/
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[
pan
-tee-hohz
]
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noun
(
used with a plural verb
)
a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
Also,
panty hose,
pantihose.
Origin:
1960–65
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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World English Dictionary
pantyhose
(ˈpæntɪˌhəʊz)
—
n
(
US
), (
Canadian
), (
NZ
)
pantihose
, Also called:
tights
a one-piece clinging garment covering the body from the waist to the feet, worn by women in place of stockings
[C20: from
panties
+
hose
²]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
pantyhose
1963; see
panties
+
hose
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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