netkous

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • net-kous (dated)

Etymology

Compound of net (“net”) +‎ kous (“stocking”). Became common in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛt.kɑu̯s/
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  • Hyphenation: net‧kous

Noun

netkous f (plural netkousen, diminutive netkousje n)

  1. A fishnet stocking. [from early 20th c.]
    • 1913, Nelly, "Moeten we tegen de mode ingaan?", De lelie, page 342.
      De kousen worden al maar klaarder en doorzichtiger; er zijn er waarachtig die met echte net-kousen loopen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1927 May 14, Annelèn, "Modeflitsen. Netkousen en sportdassen", Algemeen Handelsblad, addendum, vol. 100, no. 32401, page 11.
      Het laatste snufje op dit gebied zijn de... net-kousen. […] Maar één ding hebben die netkousen toch tegen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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