hos

n.; pl. Hose, formerly Hosen [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

These men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments. Dan. iii. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]

His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Covering for the feet and lower part of the legs; a stocking or stockings. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hose carriage,
Hose cart, or
Hose 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. See Hose. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas.
Syn. -- hose. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The business of a hosier. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Stockings, in general; goods knit or woven like hose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. hospitium hospitality, a place where strangers are entertained, fr. hospes stranger, guest. See Host a landlord. ] A convent or monastery which is also a place of refuge or entertainment for travelers on some difficult road or pass, as in the Alps; as, the Hospice of the Great St. Bernard. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. OF. hospitable, LL. hospitare to receive as a guest. See Host a landlord. ] 1. Receiving and entertaining strangers or guests with kindness and without reward; kind to strangers and guests; characterized by hospitality. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Proceeding from or indicating kindness and generosity to guests and strangers; as, hospitable rites. [ 1913 Webster ]

To where you taper cheers the vale
With hospitable ray. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being hospitable; hospitality. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]