as in socks
a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg
thick wool stockings designed to be worn with hiking boots
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Recent Examples of stockings
Leotards, animal ears and face paint have replaced sexy costumes, high heels and fishnet stockings.
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Klum paired her thigh-highs with delicate fishnet stockings that completed the look.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
My husband, on the other hand, grew up in a house with stockings so overflowing with gifts that his grandmother actually transitioned them to giant TJ Maxx totes—the bounty simply couldn’t be contained by something small enough to hang from a mantel.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
The Skims mogul paired the look with sheer black stockings and black leather open-toed heels.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
That makes this the best time to grab an advent calendar and a few toys for your pets' stockings!
—Christine Persaud, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
DuPont debuted the material at the 1939 World’s Fair, revolutionizing fashion forever when nylon stockings hit the market a year later in 1940.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
The nude stockings and matching ruby pumps to go with it?
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2025
At the end of their version of Cinderella, the tragic stepsisters cut off the backs of their heels to try to fit into the glass slipper; the prince only notices the deception when their stockings fill with blood.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Oct. 2025
Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Klum paired her thigh-highs with delicate fishnet stockings that completed the look.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
My husband, on the other hand, grew up in a house with stockings so overflowing with gifts that his grandmother actually transitioned them to giant TJ Maxx totes—the bounty simply couldn’t be contained by something small enough to hang from a mantel.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
The Skims mogul paired the look with sheer black stockings and black leather open-toed heels.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
That makes this the best time to grab an advent calendar and a few toys for your pets' stockings!
—Christine Persaud, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
DuPont debuted the material at the 1939 World’s Fair, revolutionizing fashion forever when nylon stockings hit the market a year later in 1940.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
The nude stockings and matching ruby pumps to go with it?
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2025
At the end of their version of Cinderella, the tragic stepsisters cut off the backs of their heels to try to fit into the glass slipper; the prince only notices the deception when their stockings fill with blood.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stockings
socks
Noun
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Having an extra pair of dry socks can be a serious game-changer, too.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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The security guard then tied the student's wrists behind them using one of the socks, the teacher said.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Stockings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stockings. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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