half hose

How to use half hose in a sentence

• From the wealthiest Baboo to the commonest fruit seller, half hose or full stockings are very commonly used.

  The Hindoos as they Are | Shib Chunder Bose

• The principal trade of other districts is hose and half-hose, made from the wool of the sheep native to the district.

  Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8 | Various

• His firm little legs, in half hose and presumably white knickers, were spread apart and his hands were in his pockets.

  Truxton King | George Barr McCutcheon

• Where do shop-walkers get their "half-hose," "vest" (for waistcoat), "neckwear," "footwear" and similar words?

  Why we should read | S. P. B. Mais