1. (

• hosiery ,
• hose

) socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear) ;

2. (

• hose ,

) man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet ;

3. (

• hose ,
• hosepipe

) a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas ;

1. (

• hose ,
• hose_down

) water with a hose; "hose the lawn" ;