| 单词 |
hosed |
| 释义 |
hosed, a.|həʊzd|
[f. hose v. or n. + -ed.]
1. Provided with hose; wearing hose.
a1310in Wright Lyric P. xxxix. 111 Hupe forth, Hubert, hosede pye. 1480Caxton Chron. Eng. (1510) s j b/2 With a swerde gyrde aboute hym, & hosyd and sporyd. 1565–73Cooper Thesaurus, Caligatus, hoased. 1825Scott Betrothed x, The scarlet-hosed Gillian.
2. Of a horse: Having the lower parts of the legs covered with white hair so as to present the appearance of wearing white stockings.
1720W. Gibson Diet. Horses i. (ed. 3) 5 When the White..happens to be on all the four feet, or only before, or behind, rising pretty high, the Horse is then said to be hosed. 1737Bracken Farriery Impr. (1757) II. 5 When a Horse is what we call hosed, it is a Sign he is of a washy Constitution.
3. Inclosed in a sheath or glume.
1656W. D. tr. Comenius' Gate Lat. Unl. §91. 31 Corn bringeth grains; that which is eared, in ears; the hosed in hosen; the codded in codds. |
英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容：
相关热词搜索：hosed英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语
单词 hose-net 释义 hose-net Chiefly Sc.A small net resembling a stocking, affixed to a pol......