hosen
hosen is the plural of hose.
Meaning of hose
Noun
hose (countable and uncountable, plural hoses or hosen)
- A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.
- A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, women's tights.
- Close-fitting trousers or breeches, reaching to the knee.
- Theſe men were bound in their coates, their hoſen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were caſt into the midſt of the burning fierie furnace.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Daniel 3:21
Noun
hosen pl (plural only)
- Coverings for the legs; trousers; pants.
- At the court of the Kaiser I born was and bred ; and there my hosen and jerkin were made ; […]1857, The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art
- Then I searched the pocket of my hosen and found a little knife, such as could be closed, which they had not chosen to take, [...]1862, Gustav Freytag, Pictures of German Life in the XVth,XVIth, and XVIIth Centuries
Origin of hosen
From Middle English hosen, from Old English hosan (“hosen, leggings, trousers”), plural of hosa (“hose, legging, stocking”); reinforced by German Hosen (“trousers, pants”). Equivalent to hose + -en (plural ending).
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Words that rhyme with hosen
Questions about hosen
- What does hosen mean?
- Hosen means coverings for the legs; trousers; pants.
- What is hosen the plural of?
- Hosen is the plural of hose.
- What part of speech is hosen?
- Hosen is a noun.
Words near hosen in the dictionary
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