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stocking
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stock·ing  (stkng)
n.
1. A close-fitting, usually knitted covering for the foot and leg made from nylon, silk, cotton, wool, and similar yarns.
2. An item resembling this covering.

[From dialectal stock, from Middle English stokke, leg covering, probably from stok, stock; see stock.]

stockinged adj.

stocking [ˈstɒkɪŋ]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) one of a pair of close-fitting garments made of knitted yarn to cover the foot and part or all of the leg
2. something resembling this in position, function, appearance, etc.
in (one's) stocking or stockinged feet wearing stockings or socks but no shoes
[from dialect stock stocking + -ing1]

stocking - A white marking on the lower part of a horse's leg.
See also related terms for marking.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stocking - close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and legstocking - close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
boothose - protective stockings worn with or in place of boots
Christmas stocking - a stocking that is filled with small Christmas presents
hose, hosiery - socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
instep - the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot
knee-hi, knee-high - a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees
nylon stocking, nylons, rayon stocking, rayons, silk stocking - women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
pantyhose - a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings
support hose, support stocking - elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins)
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
2.stocking - the activity of supplying a stock of something; "he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout"
supplying, provision, supply - the activity of supplying or providing something
Translations
stocking [ˈstɒkɪŋ]
A. Nmedia f; (knee-length) → calceta f
a pair of stockingsunas medias, un par de medias
B. CPD stocking(ed) feet NPL in one's stocking(ed) feetsin zapatos
stocking filler Npequeño regalo m de Navidad

stocking [ˈstɒkɪŋ] nbas m
a pair of stockings → une paire de bas
stocking filler stocking-filler [ˈstɒkɪŋfɪlər] n (British)petit cadeau m de Noël
stocking stuffer (mainly US) npetit Noël m
stock-in-trade [ˌstɒkɪnˈtreɪd] n [comedian, writer, politician] → fonds m de commerce
It's his stock-in-trade → C'est son fonds de commerce.

stocking
nStrumpf m; (knee-length) → Kniestrumpf m; (of horse)Fessel f; in one’s stocking(ed) feetin Strümpfen

stocking:
stocking filler
nkleines Geschenk (für den Weihnachtsstrumpf)
stocking mask
nStrumpfmaske f
stocking stitch
nglatt rechts gestricktes Muster; in stockingglatt rechts gestrickt

stocking [ˈstɒkɪŋ]
1. ncalza
2. adj in one's stocking(ed) feetsenza scarpe

stocking
n stocking [ˈstokiŋ]
one of a pair of close-fitting coverings for the legs and feet, reaching to or above the knee Most women prefer tights to stockings nowadays. kous جَوْرَب نِسائي (дълъг) чорап punčocha strømpe der Strumpf μακριά και λεπτή κάλτσα media sukk, põlvik جوراب ساق بلند pitkä sukka bas גֶרֶב स्टाकिंग visoka čarapa harisnya kaus kaki panjang nælonsokkur calzettone ストッキング 스타킹 kojinė zeķe stokin kous (kne)strømpe, nylonstrømpe pończocha meia ciorap (lung) чулок pančucha nogavica ženska čarapa strumpa ถุงเท้ายาว uzun kadın çorabı 長襪 панчоха جراب bít tất dài

stocking جورب punčocha strømpe Strumpf μακριά κάλτσα media sukka bas čarapa calza ストッキング 스타킹 kous strømpe pończocha meia comprida, meias altas чулок strumpa ถุงน่อง naylon çorap bít tất dài 长袜


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