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support hose
noun
: elastic stockings worn especially to provide mild compression of the leg (as to prevent formation of varicose veins)
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Elevate your legs or use support hose before bedtime.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
While juggling two jobs and meetings with a court liaison, Daniel gets into Servant of Two Masters–style trouble, whizzing in and out of rooms, ducking behind doors, diving into support hose.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2021
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First Known Use
1963, in the meaning defined above
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“Support hose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/support%20hose. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
support hose
noun
: elastic stockings
Medical Definition
support hose
noun
: stockings (as elastic stockings) worn to supply mild compression to assist the veins of the legs
—usually plural in construction
called also support hosiery
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