Talk:hose

Is the plural "hosen" still in general use in modern English? I don't think so. I think it's archaic and should be labelled as such. But maybe it's still commonly used in certain contexts or in certain countries??

The word "hose" is never used in British English as an alternative word for stockings, "tights" is the word used instead. Until today, I actually thought hose, when not obviously referring to a flexible water carrying pipe, was the general American slang term for prostitutes and nothing else.

plural noun

plural noun 
1.  [DRESS] skintight leg coverings, e.g. stockings or socks 
2.  [DRESS (history)] close-fitting leg coverings that attached to a doublet, formerly worn by men 
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009

--Backinstadiums (talk) 17:45, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

Hosiery: stockings, socks, and tights collectively

hose ( pl hose(n): stockings, socks, and tights collectively
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers

This is the only uncountable meaning --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:34, 17 January 2020 (UTC)