1
a
: a usually knit close-fitting covering for the foot and leg
b
: sock
2
: something resembling a stocking
especially
: a ring of distinctive color on the lower part of the leg of an animal
Examples of stocking in a Sentence
a pair of wool stockings
thick wool stockings designed to be worn with hiking boots
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Sam can’t kick the notion that naughty Charlie is about to get zilch in her stocking, a feeling made all the worse by her keen understanding that her sister isn’t actually bad, just bright and different.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2024
She’d been stripped naked and strangled with her own stockings, with a bite mark on her breast.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
Both Saint Laurent and Julie de Libran paired bow blouses with transparent stockings, skirts, and heels, as well as long skirts.
—Paulina Berges, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
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Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Sam can’t kick the notion that naughty Charlie is about to get zilch in her stocking, a feeling made all the worse by her keen understanding that her sister isn’t actually bad, just bright and different.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2024
She’d been stripped naked and strangled with her own stockings, with a bite mark on her breast.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
Both Saint Laurent and Julie de Libran paired bow blouses with transparent stockings, skirts, and heels, as well as long skirts.
—Paulina Berges, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Stocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stocking. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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stocking
noun
stock·ing
ˈstäk-iŋ 
1
: a close-fitting usually knit covering for the foot and leg
2
Medical Definition
stocking
noun
stock·ing
ˈstäk-iŋ
: a usually knit close-fitting covering for the foot and leg see elastic stocking
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