Hosen

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of hose (the old-fashioned garment; stockings) archaic, form-of, historical, plural, poetic

    "These men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments."

  2. 2
    Coverings for the legs; trousers; pants. plural, plural-only

    "At the court of the Kaiser I born was and bred ; and there my hosen and jerkin were made ; […]"

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"These men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments."

Etymology

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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