English
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Pronunciation
RP: IPA|/�st�kɪ�/
audio|en-us-stocking.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�kɪ�|-�kɪ�

Noun
en-noun

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

#: A pair of stockings.

1. Something like or suggesting such a garment.

Usage notes
stocking may refer either to men's socks or to women's hose, but rarely to socks when worn by women. However, this usage appears somewhat variable.

Derived terms

bluestocking
in one's stockinged feet|in one�s stockinged feet, in one's stockings|in one�s stockings or in one's stocking-feet|in one�s stocking-feet
stockinger
mid
stocking filler
stocking-maker
stocking stuffer

Translations
trans-top|garnment worn by women (for translations of "sock", see sock)
Arabic: ARchar|ج�رب unicode|(jáurab)
Chinese: �襪, �� (chángwà)
Czech: pun�ocha f
Dutch: kous f
Finnish: sukka
French: bas m
German: Strumpf m
Hungarian: harisnya
Italian: calza f
trans-mid
Japanese: ������ (sutokkingu)
Korean: �� (yangmal)
Maltese: peduna f
Polish: po�czochy
Portuguese: meia f
Russian: ��лок (�ulók) m
Spanish: media f
Swedish: strumpa
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb

1. To dress in stockings.

Verb form
stocking

1. Present participle of to stock.

#: I've almost finished stocking these groceries.

See also
hose
sock
pantyhose

References
R:Century 1911

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Footwear

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