Hosiery

Hosiery is knitted coverings for the legs and feet. Also referred to as legwear, hosiery describes garments worn directly on the feet and legs. The term originated as the collective term for products of which a maker or seller is termed a hosier; and those products are also known generically as hose.
The term is also used for all types of knitted fabric, and it's thickness and weight is defined in terms of denier or opacity. Lower denier measurements of 5 to 15 describe a hose which may be sheer in appearance, whereas styles of 40 and above are dense, with little to no light able to come through on 100 denier items.
Most hosiery garments are made by knitting methods. Modern hosiery is usually tight-fitting by virtue of stretchy fabrics and meshes. Older forms include binding to achieve a tight fit. Due to its close fit, most hosiery can be worn as an undergarment, but it is more commonly worn as a combined under/outer garment.whole Hosiery series is so ridiculous in it's concept. It should be re-titled woman's hosiery since it deals with the subject as if male hosiery doesn't exist. Can the author please redo his articles and either make it clear that they are written with respect to female attire or include male aspects of the subject. It would also be sensible if the obvious "American" basis of a lot of the content could be made more international in it's outlook (Catholic school girls is one example of this). rturus (talk) 17:00, 5 December 2007 (UTC)