| 释义 |
hosier|ˈhəʊʒ(ɪ)ə(r), ˈhəʊzɪə(r)|
Forms: 5 hoseer, hoseare, hoseȝere, hosiare, hoser, (hosyrer), 5–6 hosyer, 8 hozier, 6– hosier.
[f. hose n. + -ier.]
One who makes or deals in hose (stockings and socks) and frame-knitted or woven underclothing generally. Also used more generally for a men's outfitter or haberdasher.
[1403in York Myst. Introd. 20 note, Touz hosyers que vendront chauuces ou facent chauuces a vendre.] c1440Promp. Parv. 248/2 Hoseare, or he þat makythe hosyne (K. hoseȝere, S. hosiare, P. hoser). 1465J. Paston in P. Lett. No. 526 II. 233, ij peyir hose..redy made for me at the hosers. 1574J. Dee in Lett. Lit. Men (Camden) 38 Vulgar, obscure persons, as hosiers and tanners. 1731Swift Lett. 10 Sept., You are as arrant a cockney as any hosier in Cheapside. 1837N. Whittock et al. Compl. Bk. Trades 289 Haberdasher and hosier. Each of those trades merge in the other, occasionally;..our Hosiers seldom confine their dealings to the wares which clothe our legs. 1855Macaulay Hist. Eng. xx. IV. 503 It had been necessary for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to go, hat in hand,..borrowing a hundred pounds from this hosier, and two hundred pounds from that ironmonger. 1892P. L. Simmonds Comm. Dict. Trade Products 197/2 Hosier, one who deals in stockings, shawls, gloves, braces, laces, and under garments, etc. 1921Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) 344/3 Hosier,..is usually also an outfitter. 1935Wodehouse Luck of Bodkins xvi. 192 Monty passed a finger round his collar. A perfect fit, made to measure by the finest hosier in London, it seemed to be too tight. 1936― Laughing Gas xii. 119 In the matter of pyjamas I've always been a trifle on the choosy side. I'm not one of those fellows who just charge into a hosier's and grab anything. |