hosier

[ hoh-zher ]

/ ˈhoʊ ʒər /

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noun

a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.

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Origin of hosier

First recorded in 1375–1425, hosier is from the late Middle English word hosiare.See hose, -ier¹

Words nearby hosier

hosecock, hosel, hoser, hosey, Hoshana Rabbah, hosier, hosiery, hosing, hosp., hospice, hospitable

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How to use hosier in a sentence

Then came a hosier and a bootmaker and a hatter; nay, I was forgetting a jeweller from Temple Bar.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
Poor Vondel kept a hosier's shop, which he left to the care of his wife, while he indulged his poetical genius.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Isaac D'Israeli
Leonard now shone forth in all the glory which the united powers of tailor, hatter, and hosier, could spread around lug person.
Tales And Novels, Volume 2 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth
When they came opposite to a hosier's shop, in Oxford-street, the stranger thanked him, and desired to be set down.
Tales And Novels, Volume 2 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth

In the front of the frame, immediately opposite to where the hosier sits, are placed the needles which form the loops.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for hosier

hosier

/ (ˈhəʊzɪə) /

noun

a person who sells stockings, etc

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