a women’s garment, typically made of translucent nylon or silk, that fits closely over the foot and is held up by suspenders or an elasticated strip at the upper thigh.
[usually with modifier] a cylindrical bandage or other medical covering for the leg resembling a stocking, especially an elasticated support used in the treatment of disorders of the veins:a compression stocking
a white marking of the lower part of a horse’s leg, extending as far as, or just beyond, the knee or hock:a bright bay with white stockings
Phrases
in (one's) stockinged feet
without shoes:she stood five feet ten in her stockinged feet
Derivatives
stockinged
adjective
[in combination]:her black-stockinged legs
stockingless
adjective
Origin:
late 16th century: from stock in the dialect sense 'stocking' + -ing1
stocking in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of stocking in the US English dictionary
