stocking

/ˈstɑkɪŋ/

noun 5name 1

Collocations

ADJ

fishnet, sheer | 15-denier, etc. | laddered

Christmas

My daughter hung her Christmas stocking by the fireplace on Christmas Eve.

QUANT

pair

VERB + STOCKING

pull on

peel off

After her long flight, she peeled off her stockings and relaxed on the bed.

ladder

When I caught my tights on the fence, I laddered them badly.

noun

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

a pair of stockings

Ellipsis of Christmas stocking; a large, sock-like bag used to store small Christmas gifts, typically hung on a mantelpiece.

A broad ring of a different fur colour on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped.

A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.

noun

A ratio of the actual density of trees in an area to the ideal density that would make the fullest use of the land.

name

A surname.

a pair of stockings

Wiktionary

There is a big hole in your stocking.

Tatoeba · #17262

I was late for the bus, late for work, and got a run in my stocking.

Tatoeba · #35360

She got a run in her stocking when she broke the heel of her shoe.

Tatoeba · #35524

There's a run in your stocking.

Tatoeba · #2985455

We're stocking up on everything.

Tatoeba · #5132193

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