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hose的复数形

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hosen \Ho"sen\, n. pl.
   See {Hose}. [Archaic]

Hose \Hose\ (h[=o]z), n.; pl. {Hose}, formerly {Hosen}
   (h[=o]"z'n). [AS. hose; akin to D. hoos, G. hose breeches,
   OHG. hosa, Icel. hosa stocking, gather, Dan. hose stocking;
   cf. Russ. koshulia a fur jacket.]
   1. Close-fitting trousers or breeches, as formerly worn,
      reaching to the knee.

            These men were bound in their coats, their hosen,
            and their hats, and their other garments. --Dan.
                                                  iii. 21.

            His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide For
            his shrunk shank.                     --Shak.

   2. Covering for the feet and lower part of the legs; a
      stocking or stockings.

   3. A flexible pipe, made of leather, India rubber, or other
      material, and used for conveying fluids, especially water,
      from a faucet, hydrant, or fire engine.

   {Hose carriage}, {cart}, or {truck}, a wheeled vehicle fitted
      for conveying hose for extinguishing fires.

   {Hose company}, a company of men appointed to bring and
      manage hose in the extinguishing of fires. [U.S.]

   {Hose coupling}, coupling with interlocking parts for uniting
      hose, end to end.

   {Hose wrench}, a spanner for turning hose couplings, to unite
      or disconnect them.