stocking
nounEtymology From stock + -ing.
stocking
nounUS /ˈstɑkɪŋ/ · UK /ˈstɒkɪŋ/
Etymology From stock (“cover with material”) + -ing. Corruption of old plural -en, i.e. stocken, now singular.
1
A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.
- a pair of stockings
2
Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of Christmas stocking; a large, sock-like bag used to store small Christmas gifts, typically hung on a mantelpiece.
3
A broad ring of a different fur colour on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped.
4
A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.
- Derived terms
27 terms
bluestocking, body stocking, bodystocking, Christmas stocking, Leatherstocking, mob stocking, netherstocking, openwork stocking, overstocking, seamed stocking, silk-stocking, stirrup stocking, stocking cap, stockinged, stockinger, stocking filler, stocking-foot, stocking frame, stockingful, stockingless, stockingmaker, stocking-maker, stocking-stuffer, stocking stuffer, surgical stocking, understocking, wear yellow stockings- Related terms
- hose, netherstock, pantyhose, sock