Breeches vs. Hose — What's the Difference?

Breeches ( BRITCH-iz, BREE-chiz) are an article of clothing covering the body from the waist down, with separate coverings for each leg, usually stopping just below the knee, though in some cases reaching to the ankles. The breeches were normally closed and fastened about the leg, along its open seams at varied lengths, and to the knee, by either buttons or by a drawstring, or by one or more straps and buckle or brooches.

A hose is a flexible hollow tube designed to carry fluids from one location to another. Hoses are also sometimes called pipes (the word pipe usually refers to a rigid tube, whereas a hose is usually a flexible one), or more generally tubing.

Short trousers fastened just below the knee, now chiefly worn for riding or as part of ceremonial dress

A flexible tube conveying water, used chiefly for watering plants and in firefighting

The lower rear portion of the human trunk; the buttocks.

Stockings, socks, and tights (especially in commercial use)

A breech presentation or delivery.

Water or spray with a hose

A fetus in breech presentation.

Pl. hose Stockings; socks. Used only in the plural.

Knee breeches.

Close-fitting breeches or leggings reaching up to the hips and fastened to a doublet, formerly worn by men. Used only in the plural.

(Informal) Pants.

Breeches reaching down to the knees. Used only in the plural.

Tight-fitting pants for horseback riding, often including a wide layer of coarse material such as leather centered along the inseam to provide improved grip.

Pl. hos·es A flexible tube for conveying liquids or gases under pressure.

The part of a firearm behind the barrel.

To water, drench, or wash with a hose

The lower part of a pulley block.

To attack and kill (someone), typically by use of a firearm:

Plural of breech

To exploit, cheat, or defraud.

A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.

(countable) A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.

(informal) Trousers; pantaloons.

(uncountable) A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, women's tights.

A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.

(obsolete) Close-fitting trousers or breeches, reaching to the knee.

Trousers; pantaloons.

(transitive) To water or spray with a hose.

Trousers ending above the knee

(transitive) To spray as if with a hose; to spray in great quantity.

(transitive) To deliver using a hose.

(transitive) To provide with hose garment

(transitive) To trick or deceive.

To break a computer so everything needs to be reinstalled; to wipe all files.

To cause an unfair disadvantage to a player or team through poor officiating; especially, to cause a player or team to lose the game with an incorrect call.

Close-fitting trousers or breeches, as formerly worn, reaching to the knee.

Covering for the feet and lower part of the legs; a stocking or stockings.

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.

Socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear as hosiery)

Man's garment of the 16th and 17th centuries; worn with a doublet

A flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas

Water with a hose;