hose

Middle English

/ˈhɔːz(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • Stockings or tights often worn by men in the ME period.
  • (in plural) pants, trousers; hose.
  • Armour or protection for the legs; armoured legwear.
  • (rare) The bendable outer casing of grains.
  • (rare) A bendable tube for liquids; a hose.
  • (rare) A bendable tube acting as a trap.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English huse inherited from Proto-Germanic *husǭ (leggings, trousers, shell, coverings, husk).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*husǭ

Gloss

leggings, trousers, shell, coverings, husk

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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