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means A single piece of sheer legwear that combines stockings and underwear into one tight, often torturous tube.

from A straightforward 20th-century compound of 'panty' (itself a diminutive of 'pants,' from pantaloons) and 'hose,' the old word for snug leg coverings that English has used since medieval times. The garment itself is a mid-1900s invention, created as a one-step alternative to separate stockings and garter belts — convenience stitched directly into the name.