pantihose

pantihose
n. (US panty hose) (usu. treated as pl.) women's tights.
Etymology: PANTIES + HOSE

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noun

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/pan"tee hohz'/, n. (used with a pl. v.)
pantyhose.
[1960-65; PANTY + HOSE, with i from the sp. of the pl. form]

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panˈtyhose or panˈtihose plural noun (esp N American)
Tights worn by women or girls with ordinary dress, ie not theatrical, etc
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Main Entry:panty

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pantihose UK [ˈpæntiˌhəʊz] US [ˈpæntiˌhoʊz]
another spelling of pantyhose
Thesaurus: socks and stockingshyponym

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  • pantihose — [pan′tē hōz΄] n. alt. sp. of PANTYHOSE …   English World dictionary

  • pantihose — /pan tee hohz /, n. (used with a pl. v.) pantyhose. [1960 65; PANTY + HOSE, with i from the sp. of the pl. form] * * * …   Universalium

  • pantihose — pan|ti|hose [ˈpæntihəuz US houz] n [plural] AmE another spelling of ↑pantyhose …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pantihose — pant|i|hose [ pænti,houz ] another spelling of pantyhose …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pantihose — pæntɪhəʊz n. stockings, tights, nylons …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pantihose — plural noun variant spelling of pantyhose …   English new terms dictionary

  • pantihose — noun (plural) AmE another spelling of pantyhose …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pantihose — noun (plural) AmE a very thin piece of women s clothing that covers their legs from the toes to the waist and is usually worn with dresses or skirts; tights BrE …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pantihose — panti·hose …   English syllables

  • pantihose — UK [ˈpæntɪˌhəʊz] / US [ˈpæntɪˌhoʊz] pantyhose …   English dictionary

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