pantyhosen.
/ˈpantɪhəʊz/, U.S. /ˈpæn(t)iˌ(h)oʊz/ Originally and chiefly North American.
With plural agreement. Women's thin, usually nylon tights.
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1959 McCall's Dec. 24/1 (advt.) A new concept for freedom in fashion... Panti Hose... One piece sheer stretch stockings topped by a stretch panty brief.
1963 N.Y. Times 22 Dec. 19 Our exclusive panti-hose... She'll enjoy the comfort and freedom of..panty tops and micromesh stockings, all in one.
1975 Publishers Weekly 1 Dec. 67/2 The type of wan, lightweight heroine who can't support her own pantyhose let alone a mystery novel.
1994 N. Baker Fermata xvii. 290 Pantyhose material is strange stuff, like a substance from another planet.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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