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hold-up

noun (CLOTHING)
 
 
/ˈhəʊld.ʌp/ US  /ˈhoʊld-/

Definition

hold-ups [plural] stockings (= light coverings for the legs and feet) that hold themselves up by a piece of sticky material or elastic at the topStockings, tights and socks
(Definition of hold-up noun (CLOTHING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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