About The Word Stocking
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Stocking
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What's The Definition Of Stocking?
[n] the activity of supplying a stock of something; "he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout"
[n] close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural) [adj] wearing stockings; "walks about in his stockinged (or stocking) feet" Synonyms | Synonyms for Stocking: stockinged | unshod | unshoed Related Terms | Find terms related to Stocking: See Also | boothose | Christmas stocking | hose | hosiery | instep | nylon stocking | nylons | pantyhose | provision | rayon stocking | rayons | silk stocking | supply | supplying | support hose | support stocking | toe Stocking In Webster's Dictionary \Stock"ing\, n.
Any of various things resembling, or likened to, a stocking;
as:
(a) A broad ring of color, differing from the general color,
on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped; esp., a
white ring between the coronet and the hock or knee of a
dark-colored horse.
(b) A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually
converted by a special process into an incandescent
mantle for gas lighting.
\Stock"ing\, n. [From {Stock}, which was formerly used of a covering for the legs and feet, combining breeches, or upper stocks, and stockings, or nether stocks.] A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven. {Blue stocking}. See {Bluestocking}. {Stocking frame}, a machine for knitting stockings or other hosiery goods. \Stock"ing\, v. t. To dress in GBs. --Dryden. |
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