Brain fart -

[Steve Ashton]

OK, sorry, having a major brain fart - What is the name of the hose sewn up the back from flat fabric?

Does anyone have museum photos of what they look like and the type of fabric used?

[OC Richard]

My Gaelic dictionary has osan for "hose, stocking" and cadadh "tartan for hose".

I don't know if there would have been a special name when the hose made out of woven yardage were standard because that's how they had always been made. A special name coined after knit hose became standard would be what's called a "back formation" in linguistics.

Like needing to call it the "great kilt" after a new sort of kilt had come along.

[ShaunMaxwell]

Aren’t they referred to as “bag hose”?

I’m sure one of the re-enactors will chime in soon with the answer!

SM

[Lady Grey]

What era?
Most of the sewen ones I’m familiar with are medieval Hosen, Hose, Stockings

Otherwise In modern terms flat knit socks

sorry not very helpful

[Katia]

I've seen the modern knitted type meant for adult-sized legs called "fully fashioned" hose (vs. the all-one-piece "seam-free" hose meant for kids and others without a large variance in circumference between calf and ankle; these also being cheaper). But I suspect from others' replies, and reading your OP again, that these aren't what you're referring to.

[Highland Logan]

Modren flat knitted hose sewn up the back are called fully fashioned.

Not sure if that's what you're looking for.

Frank

[Jock Scot]

Going on your description Steve, I would know them as "cadadh".

[jthk]

Going on your description Steve, I would know them as "cadadh".

Jock, may I ask how you would pronounce *cadadh*? With my Donegal Irish, I'd say "KAD-oo" and my guess is the Gaelic would be "KAD-ah" but I'm unsure.

Thank you,
Jonathan