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
Recent Examples on the Web
Posing in a corset and stockings, the massive tattoo could be seen on her right hip, trailing down over the front of her thigh.
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Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
In this case, that has meant no bowler hats, no bentwood chairs, no fishnet stockings.
—Adrienne Miller, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
Tiger trout are easy to produce, however, and many states include them with their hatchery rainbows and browns for spring and fall stockings.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
Mourners showed up in feathery red dresses, fishnet stockings and lace veils, and the community prayed for God to protect trans people with health care and housing.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
For her bottoms, Kardashian stacked lacy thigh-high stockings over opaque white tights.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2024
These fish are native to much of the eastern and central states, while stockings have spread bluegill throughout the continental U.S., as well as Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
—David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2024
Additional stockings will happen in the spring at both lakes, including 600 pounds of trout into Kill Creek Lake and 1,400 pounds into Shawnee Mission Lake.
—Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
Plus, this indicates that bridal-white stockings are about to dominate 2024 trends.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
In this case, that has meant no bowler hats, no bentwood chairs, no fishnet stockings.
—Adrienne Miller, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
Tiger trout are easy to produce, however, and many states include them with their hatchery rainbows and browns for spring and fall stockings.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
Mourners showed up in feathery red dresses, fishnet stockings and lace veils, and the community prayed for God to protect trans people with health care and housing.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
For her bottoms, Kardashian stacked lacy thigh-high stockings over opaque white tights.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2024
These fish are native to much of the eastern and central states, while stockings have spread bluegill throughout the continental U.S., as well as Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
—David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2024
Additional stockings will happen in the spring at both lakes, including 600 pounds of trout into Kill Creek Lake and 1,400 pounds into Shawnee Mission Lake.
—Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
Plus, this indicates that bridal-white stockings are about to dominate 2024 trends.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Stocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stocking. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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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