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stock·ing
(stŏk′ĭng)n.
1.
a. A close-fitting, usually knitted covering for the foot and leg, often made of sheer fabric as nylon or silk and rising high on the leg.
b. A sock.
2. Something that resembles such a covering, especially:
a. An elasticized garment that exerts pressure on the leg to improve blood flow and is used in the treatment of various circulatory disorders or sometimes following surgery.
b. A bag in the shape of a large sock that is often decorated and hung on a mantle for the deposit of Christmas presents.
c. A white marking on the lower leg of a dark-colored horse, extending from the hoof to at least the hock or knee.
[From dialectal stock, from Middle English stokke, leg covering, probably from stok, stock; see stock.]
stock′inged adj.
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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
3. in one's stocking feet in one's stockinged feet wearing stockings or socks but no shoes
[C16: from dialect stock stocking + -ing1]
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stock•ing
(ˈstɒk ɪŋ)n.
1. a close-fitting covering for the foot and part of the leg, usu. knitted, of wool, cotton, nylon, silk, or other material.
2. something resembling this.
Idioms: in one's stocking feet, wearing stockings but no shoes.
[1575–85]
stock′inged, adj.
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stocking
- A white marking on the lower part of a horse's leg.See also related terms for marking.
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| Noun | 1. |  stocking - 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 instep - the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot 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" |
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Translations
جَوْرَبجَوْرَب نِسائي
punčocha
strømpe
sukka
čarapa
harisnya
nælonsokkur
ストッキング
스타킹
kojinė
zeķe
pančucha
nogavica
strumpa
ถุงน่อง
naylon çorapuzun kadın çorabı
bít tất dài
stocking
[ˈstɒkɪŋ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
stocking
[ˈstɒkɪŋ] n → bas ma pair of stockings → une paire de basstocking filler stocking-filler [ˈstɒkɪŋfɪlər] n (British) → petit cadeau m de Noëlstocking stuffer (mainly US) n → petit Noël mstock-in-trade [ˌstɒkɪnˈtreɪd] n [comedian, writer, politician] → fonds m de commerce
It's his stock-in-trade → C'est son fonds de commerce.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
stocking
n → Strumpf m; (knee-length) → Kniestrumpf m; (of horse) → Fessel f; in one’s stocking(ed) feet → in Strümpfen
stocking
:stocking mask
n → Strumpfmaske f
stocking stitch
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
stocking
(ˈstokiŋ) noun 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.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
stocking
→ جَوْرَب 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
stock·ing
n. medias;
elastic ___ → calceta, media elástica.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
stocking
n media; compression stockings medias de compresión, medias compresivas (esp. Esp)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.