stockinged

Variant of stocking

stocking definition

stock·ing (stäk′iŋ)

noun

  1. a closefitting covering, usually knitted, for the foot and, usually, most of the leg
  2. something resembling this, as a patch of color on the leg of an animal

Etymology: < stock, in obs. sense of leg covering + -ing

Related Forms:

stocking Idioms

in one's stocking feet

wearing stockings or socks but no shoes

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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