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Hose were the tight fitting woollen "trousers" worn in Elizabethan times. They were held up at the top by being tied to the bottom of the doublet (jacket).
In the speech Shakespeare is saying that the old man in the sixth age whose well-preserved hose "his youthful hose" from his well fed earlier life "with fair round belly" would be too big for his spindly old legs.
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What does Shakespeare mean by youthful hose?
This is a quotation from Jaques speech in As You Like It, "All the World's a Stage". His youthful hose, well sav'd, a world too wide For his shrunk shank Hose is legwear, like very long stockings that go right up to your crotch. They tied at the top to upper garments or belts or were held in place by garters. They were tight-fitting. These days hose is only worn by women (think "panty hose") but back in Shakespeare's day, men wore it too. So, the man in the speech had a pair of hose when he was a young man (hence "youthful") which he has kept, being a bit of a hoarder and a cheapskate, (hence "well sav'd") but his thighs which used to be beefy and muscular are now thin and feeble ("shrunk shank"--a "shank" is a leg, as in "veal shanks") and the hose is way too big for him now ("a world too wide") and is baggy.
What is the comparative and superlative of youthful?
more youthful, most youthful
What are some character trait that start with y?
youthful
Is youthful an emotion?
No, someone who is youthful is young looking.
What are some character traits that begin with the letter Y?
Youthful behaviour Yielding temperament Yelling character "yapping" tendencies...but that is slang Yellow with jealousy
What does being youthful mean to you?
Youthful means young. E.G My youthful sister is good at maths. Hope its ok for you
What are some personality adjectives that begin with the letter Y?
Young Youthful
How can you use youthful in a sentence?
that's simple. "youthful" is adjective.example:The lady was very youthful.The lunch lady was very youthful to me.
What is the noun form of youthful?
The noun form of the adjective 'youthful' is youthfulness.The word 'youthful' is the adjective form of the noun youth.
What is the word for youthful skin in hebrew?
youthful skin = or tsa'ir (עור צעיר)
Did romantics prefer youthful innocence or educated sophistiction?
Youthful innocense
Complimentary words that start with y?
young, youthful, uhhh,nothing else i think
