hose
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9.9
- noun
- /hoʊz/
- Archaic
:
calzas
- In the past, men commonly wore hose under their tunics as part of their formal attire.
- Panty hose
- wear hose
- hose and doublet
Examples
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Females were asked to which brand of hose, stockings, or pantyhose they consider themselves brand-loyal.
Academic text (1992) -
Just take two shirts and three pairs of hose for each of us.
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Grab your socks and hose and pull.
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Change the hose and change your shoes, Mr. Kingston.
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Oh, what lovely sheer hose!
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Finally, females were asked for the brand of hose they would never consider purchasing.
Academic text (1992) -
For God's sake, the panty-hose convention is going on right now.
Fiction book (1993) -
You know how Mama knitted him the hose and muffler for Christmas?
Fiction book (1994) -
And since I darned these fishnet hose, I can see how your affection grows.
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Dressed in a forest-colored tunic and hose, she had a huntsman's cap and horn, and carried a bow.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
58
3.2
A tight one-piece clothing for women that covers the waist to the toes
4
3.5
Things you wear on your legs, like socks, stockings, or tights
3
3.7
A kind of stockings made of open net cloth worn for fashion
1
4.4
Stockings that help blood move in the legs and reduce pressure on veins
1
2.6
A thin close-fitting covering for the foot and leg made of nylon and worn by women
Stockings once worn with boots to protect the feet and lower legs
A piece of clothing that covers the lower leg from the knee to the ankle
Compounds
1
4.1
A flexible rubber tube that carries cooling liquid between a car's radiator and engine
Using force to make someone give secret passwords or keys for computer systems
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hose originally meant a 'stocking' or tight leg covering, coming from the old word hosa. You can still see this in hosiery, so in older English a pair of 'hose' was what we now call socks or stockings.