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French
Etymology
From Middle French houseau, housel, hosel, from Old French huesel, housel (“boot, leggings”), diminutive of huese, hose (“boot, leggings”), from Frankish *husa, *hosa (“boot, leggings”), from Proto-Germanic *husǭ, *hausaz (“covering, shell, trousers”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“cover”). Cognate with Old High German hosa (German Hose, “pants”), Old English hose (“hose, pod, husk”), Old Norse hosa (“trousers, stocking”), Old Norse hauss (“skull”). More at hose, hosen.
Pronunciation
Noun
houseau m (plural houseaux)
- (historical) gaiter
- Synonym: guêtre
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