pantyhose

or pan·ty hose, pant·i·hose

[ pan-tee-hohz ]

noun

1. (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.

pantyhose

/ ˈpæntɪˌhəʊz /

noun

1. a one-piece clinging garment covering the body from the waist to the feet, worn by women in place of stockings Also calledpantihoseesp Brittights

Word History and Origins

Origin of pantyhose¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Word History and Origins

Origin of pantyhose¹

C20: from panties + hose ²

Example Sentences

DuPont delivered on this promise when it introduced women to nylon pantyhose.

From Popular-Science

He tries to weave around the empty van when a guy in overalls with pantyhose covering his face jumps out in front of the bus with a revolver.

From Vox

A pantyhose sleeve over a medical mask improved filtration to about 80 percent, she and her colleagues reported December 10 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

From Science News

I was so relieved, until I thought about my dirty pantyhose hanging on the shower at home.

From The Daily Beast

Consider how First Lady Michelle Obama vetoed pantyhose and made bare legs OK for the rest of us.

From The Daily Beast

On a wall already covered with graffiti, someone has written "AARON NEVILLE WEARS PANTYHOSE."

From The Daily Beast

He accepts the token without looking at it, brushes past the man and walks right by the painted-over pantyhose rap.

From The Daily Beast

Remember, that was a time when Joe Namath was wearing pantyhose on TV in a Beautymist ad.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• hosiery