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    "verified_text": "hosiery, a term used to designate all manufactured textile fabrics which in their process of manufacture have been built on the principle of looping or loop structure. the origin of the term is obvious, being derived from \"hose\" or stocking, this being one of the earliest garments made by the process of knitting (q.v.). while it still forms one of the staples of the trade, it is only one of a very numerous and diversified range of applications of the entire industry. the elastic structure of knitting makes it very adaptable for all kinds of body or underwear. there is scarcely a single textile article manufactured but can be reproduced on the knitting or loop structure principle. the art of knitting is of very modern origin as compared with that of weaving. no certain allusion to the art occurs before the beginning of the 15th century. in an act of parliament of henry vii. (1488) knitted woollen caps are mentioned. it is supposed that the art was first practised in scotland, and thence carried into england, and that caps were made by knitting for some period before the more difficult feat of stocking-making was attempted. in an act of edward vi. (1553) \"knitte hose, knitte peticotes, knitte gloves and knitte sleeves\" are enumerated, and the trade of hosiers, among others, included in an act dated 1563. spanish silk stockings were worn on rare occasions by henry",
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