Pantyhose vs. Stocking — What's the Difference?

Pantyhose, called sheer tights, or tights in the United Kingdom and a few other countries, are close-fitting legwear covering the wearer's body from the waist to the toes. Mostly considered to be a garment for women and girls, pantyhose first appeared on store shelves in 1959 (Allen Gant's product, 'Panti-Legs') as a convenient alternative to stockings and/or control panties (which, in turn, replaced girdles).

Stockings (also known as hose, especially in a historical context) are close-fitting, variously elastic garments covering the leg from the foot up to the knee or possibly part or all of the thigh. Stockings vary in color, design, and transparency.

(North America) Women's thin nylon tights worn over the legs, usually tan in color.

A close-fitting, usually knitted covering for the foot and leg, often made of sheer fabric as nylon or silk and rising high on the leg.

A woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings

A sock.

An elasticized garment that exerts pressure on the leg to improve blood flow and is used in the treatment of various circulatory disorders or sometimes following surgery.

A bag in the shape of a large sock that is often decorated and hung on a mantle for the deposit of Christmas presents.

A white marking on the lower leg of a dark-colored horse, extending from the hoof to at least the hock or knee.

A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.

A broad ring of a different fur colour on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped.

A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.

(forestry) A ratio of the actual density of trees in an area to the ideal density that would make the fullest use of the land.

Present participle of stock

A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven.

Any of various things resembling, or likened to, a stocking{1};

To dress in GBs.

Close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)

The activity of supplying a stock of something;

Wearing stockings;