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• doublet — /dub lit/, n. 1. a close fitting outer garment, with or without sleeves and sometimes having a short skirt, worn by men in the Renaissance. 2. an undergarment, quilted and reinforced with mail, worn beneath armor. 3. a pair of like things; couple …   Universalium

• hose — n. & v. n. 1 (also hose pipe) a flexible tube conveying water for watering plants etc., putting out fires, etc. 2 a (collect.; as pl.) stockings and socks (esp. in trade use). b hist. breeches (doublet and hose). v.tr. 1 (often foll. by down)… …   Useful english dictionary

• Doublet (clothing) — For other uses, see Doublet (disambiguation). The unidentified tailor in Giovanni Battista Moroni s famous portrait of ca 1570 is in doublet and lined and stuffed ( bombasted ) hose. A doublet is a man s snug fitting buttoned jacket that is… …   Wikipedia

• Hose (clothing) — For contemporary styles see Pantyhose, Hosiery Florentine particolored hose, c. 1470 Hose are any of various styles of men s clothing for the legs and lower body, worn from the Middle Ages through the 17th century, when the term fell out of use… …   Wikipedia

• hose — [hōz] n. pl. hose or, for 3, hoses [ME < OE hosa, leg covering, akin to Ger hose < IE * (s)keus < base * (s)keu , to conceal, hide > SKY] 1. Historical a tightfitting outer garment worn by men, covering the hips, legs, and feet, or… …   English World dictionary

• List of The Elenium and The Tamuli characters — Faran redirects here. For the desert, see Desert of Paran. Below is a list of fictional characters appearing in The Elenium and The Tamuli, fantasy series written by David Eddings. For the various races, also read Major Races of Eosia and Tamul… …   Wikipedia

• hose — hoseless, adj. hoselike, adj. /hohz/, n., pl. hose for 2, 3; hoses for 1, 4, 5; (Archaic) hosen /hoh zeuhn/; v., hosed, hosing. n. 1. a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose. 2. (used with… …   Universalium

• hose — [[t]hoʊz[/t]] n. pl. hose, hos•es 1) a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose[/ex] 2) clo (used with a pl. v.) an article of clothing, or a pair of such articles, for the foot and some part of the leg;… …   From formal English to slang

• hose — I. noun (plural hose or hoses) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hosa stocking, husk; akin to Old High German hosa leg covering Date: before 12th century 1. plural hose a. (1) a cloth leg covering that sometimes covers the foot (2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• History of clothing and textiles — Ladies making silk, early 12th century painting by Emperor Huizong of Song (a remake of an 8th century original by artist Zhang Xuan), illustrates silk fabric manufacture in China. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic and …   Wikipedia

• Court uniform and dress in the United Kingdom — See also: Court dress R. B. Bennett (1870–1947) in court dress. Contents 1 Court dress …   Wikipedia