ETYM AS. hose; akin to Dutch hoos, German hose breeches, Old High Germ. hosa, Icel. hosa stocking, gather, Dan. hose stocking; cf. Russ. koshulia a fur jacket.
(Homonym: hoes).
Man's garment of the 16th and 17th centuries; worn with a doublet; SYN. tights.
To water with a hose; SYN. hose down.