noun
- Plural of hose; close-fitting coverings for the leg and foot, or stockings and breeches combined as a single garment.
Usage: archaic; historical
Examples
- Medieval knights wore hosen beneath their armor.
- The nobleman's hosen were made of fine wool.
- In Shakespeare's time, actors often wore colorful hosen on stage.
- The tailor mended the torn hosen with careful stitches.