Stocking

Word STOCKING
Character 8
Hyphenation stock ing
Pronunciations /ˈstɒkɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Stocking"

What do we mean by stocking?

A close-fitting, usually knitted covering for the foot and leg made from nylon, silk, cotton, wool, and similar yarns. noun

An item resembling this covering. noun

A close-fitting covering for the foot and lower leg. noun

Something like or suggesting such a covering. noun

To dress in stockings; cover as with stockings.

A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven. noun

Any of various things resembling, or likened to, a stocking{1} noun

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. noun

A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting. noun

See Bluestocking. noun

A machine for knitting stockings or other hosiery goods. noun

To dress in GBs. transitive verb

A soft garment worn on the foot and lower leg, usually knit or woven, worn under shoes or other footwear. noun

Present participle of stock. verb

The activity of supplying a stock of something noun

Close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural) noun

A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.

A broad ring of a different fur colour on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped.

A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.

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The word "stocking" in example sentences

_To Run a stocking_: To pass a thread of yarn, with a needle, straight along each row of the stocking, as far as is desired, taking up one loop and missing two or three, until tie row is completed, so as to double the thickness at the part which is run. ❋ Harriet Beecher Stowe (1853)

Around here, we don't have any natural trout reproduction, so stocking is what we get. ❋ Unknown (2009)

While JB persists in stocking tentacle pr0n, we are NEVER going to get the boys out of Chez Birmo. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But he kicked them off and danced all night in stocking-feet. ❋ Unknown (2010)

So, I am happy if CNN wants to report something positive about the President, BUT I do have to find myself asking why the dog's stocking is newsworthy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He added that House of Fraser had been approached by a US department store interested in stocking Biba but had not decided whether to pursue wholesale distribution. ❋ Zoe Wood (2010)

It's going to be as long as I am tall, and I'm 5 foot 10 inches in stocking feet. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I think this was merely a case of an extreme mistake in stocking, which the press turned into a sensationalized "Society is sexualizing our youngsters!" story. ❋ Unknown (2006)

#5 – Did you know Mormons believe in stocking a year†™ s worth of canned goods? ❋ Unknown (2006)

Also got a christmas stocking from the East Helena VFW, full of candy and other odds and ends ... no idea how they got my name and address. ❋ David (2004)

Moreover, because lower court nominees are generally subjected to much less scrutiny by Congress, Presidents often have a much freer hand in stocking the lower courts with more strongly ideological candidates. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Listed as 6-6 by Duke, he measured 6-463/4 in stocking feet here. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The definition of stocking stuffer has expanded from small gifts—coin-shaped chocolate, toothpaste, nuts and oranges—to include gourmet chocolates, CDs and MP3 players, and much more. ❋ Jeff Wuorio (2003)

Sitting on humble stools, in stocking feet, shabby clothes, and dishevelled hair, weeping in chorus, and wringing their hands, as if it was but yesterday that the sacred edifice fell and they were in the very dust and ashes of the ruin, the women looked to me enviously wretched and pious. ❋ Unknown (1912)

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