half hose

American  

noun

1. short hose; socks.

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Etymology

Origin of half hose

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

From this machine all the circular automatic power machines for making plain and rib seamless hose and half hose have been developed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

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

From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Bose, Shib Chunder

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

From Truxton King A Story of Graustark by McCutcheon, George Barr

You invade a haberdashering establishment for the purpose, let us say, of investing in a plain and simple pair of half hose, price twenty-five cents.

From Cobb's Anatomy by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)

Look!” and from various pockets he pulled pairs of half hose.

From Andy at Yale Or, The Great Quadrangle Mystery by Stokes, Roy Eliot