Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hosiery \Ho"sier*y\, n.
   1. The business of a hosier.

   2. Stockings, in general; goods knit or woven like hose.

Source : WordNet®

hosiery
     n : socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British
         include underwear as hosiery) [syn: {hose}]