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Hosen
(gcide) | Hosen \Ho"sen\, n. pl.
See Hose. [Archaic]
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Hosen
(gcide) | Hose \Hose\ (h[=o]z), n.; pl. Hose, formerly Hosen
(h[=o]"z'n). [AS. hose; akin to D. hoos, G. hose breeches,
OHG. hosa, Icel. hosa stocking, gather, Dan. hose stocking;
cf. Russ. koshulia a fur jacket.]
1. Close-fitting trousers or breeches, as formerly worn,
reaching to the knee.
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These men were bound in their coats, their hosen,
and their hats, and their other garments. --Dan.
iii. 21.
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His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank. --Shak.
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2. Covering for the feet and lower part of the legs; a
stocking or stockings.
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3. A flexible pipe, made of leather, India rubber, or other
material, and used for conveying fluids, especially water,
from a faucet, hydrant, or fire engine.
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Hose carriage, Hose cart, or Hose truck, a wheeled
vehicle fitted for conveying hose for extinguishing fires.
Hose company, a company of men appointed to bring and
manage hose in the extinguishing of fires. [U.S.]
Hose coupling, coupling with interlocking parts for uniting
hose, end to end.
Hose wrench, a spanner for turning hose couplings, to unite
or disconnect them.
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chosen
(mass) | chosen
- choose/chose/chosen |
choose/chose/chosen
(msas) | choose/chose/chosen
- choose, chose, chosen |
choose/chose/chosen
(msasasci) | choose/chose/chosen
- choose, chose, chosen |
chosen
(encz) | chosen,choose/chose/chosen v: [neprav.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překladchosen,vybrán Zdeněk Brožchosen,zvolený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
chosen people
(encz) | chosen people, n: |
ill-chosen
(encz) | ill-chosen, adj: |
lederhosen
(encz) | lederhosen, n: |
well-chosen
(encz) | well-chosen,dobře zvolený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
choose/chose/chosen
(czen) | choose/chose/chosen,choosev: [neprav.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překladchoose/chose/chosen,chosev: [neprav.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překladchoose/chose/chosen,chosenv: [neprav.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
Chosen
(gcide) | Choose \Choose\, v. t. [imp. Chose; p. p. Chosen, Chose
(Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Choosing.] [OE. chesen, cheosen,
AS. ce['o]san; akin to OS. kiosan, D. kiezen, G. kiesen,
Icel. kj[=o]sa, Goth. kiusan, L. gustare to taste, Gr. ?,
Skr. jush to enjoy. [root]46. Cf. Choice, 2d Gust.]
1. To make choice of; to select; to take by way of preference
from two or more objects offered; to elect; as, to choose
the least of two evils.
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Choose me for a humble friend. --Pope.
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2. To wish; to desire; to prefer. [Colloq.]
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The landlady now returned to know if we did not
choose a more genteel apartment. --Goldsmith.
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To choose sides. See under Side.
Syn: Syn. - To select; prefer; elect; adopt; follow.
Usage: To Choose, Prefer, Elect. To choose is the
generic term, and denotes to take or fix upon by an
act of the will, especially in accordance with a
decision of the judgment. To prefer is to choose or
favor one thing as compared with, and more desirable
than, another, or more in accordance with one's tastes
and feelings. To elect is to choose or select for some
office, employment, use, privilege, etc., especially
by the concurrent vote or voice of a sufficient number
of electors. To choose a profession; to prefer private
life to a public one; to elect members of Congress.
[1913 Webster]Chosen \Cho"sen\, p. p. of Choose.
Selected from a number; picked out; choice.
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Seven hundred chosen men left-handed. --Judg. xx.
16.
[1913 Webster]Chosen \Cho"sen\, n.
One who, or that which is the object of choice or special
favor.
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Forechosen
(gcide) | Forechosen \Fore`cho"sen\, a.
Chosen beforehand.
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Mischosen
(gcide) | Mischoose \Mis*choose"\, v. t. [imp. Mischose; p. p.
Mischosen; p. pr. & vb. n. Mischoosing.]
To choose wrongly. --Milton.
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Unchosen
(gcide) | Unchosen \Unchosen\
See chosen. |
chosen
(wn) | chosen
n 1: one who is the object of choice; who is given preference;
"she was Mama's chosen"
2: the name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945)
3: an exclusive group of people; "one of the elect who have
power inside the government" [syn: chosen, elect] |
chosen people
(wn) | chosen people
n 1: any people believing themselves to be chosen by God |
ill-chosen
(wn) | ill-chosen
adj 1: not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose
style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing
style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept
than to repeat it now?" [syn: awkward, clumsy,
cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen] |
lederhosen
(wn) | lederhosen
n 1: leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially
by men and boys in Bavaria |
well-chosen
(wn) | well-chosen
adj 1: well expressed and to the point; "a happy turn of
phrase"; "a few well-chosen words" [syn: happy, {well-
chosen}] |
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