Footwear vs Hosiery – What’s the difference?

Footwear vs Hosiery - What's the difference?
As nouns the difference between footwear and hosiery is that footwear is an item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc while hosiery is undergarments worn on the legs, such as socks, stockings, and pantyhose.

footwear

Noun

(en-noun)

  • An item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.
  • Synonyms

    * footgear

    hosiery

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia hosiery )
    ()

  • undergarments worn on the legs, such as socks, stockings, and pantyhose
  • the business of a hosier