Definition of stocking

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Stockinet (n.) An elastic textile fabric imitating knitting, of which stockings, under-garments, etc., are made..

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Hosiery :: Hosiery (n.) Stockings, in general; goods knit or woven like hose..
Hogger :: Hogger (n.) A stocking without a foot, worn by coal miners at work..
Pair :: Pair (n.) Two things of a kind, similar in form, suited to each other, and intended to be used together; as, a pair of gloves or stockings; a pair of shoes..
Pantaloon :: Pantaloon (n.) A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one..
Overstocking :: Overstocking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overstoc.
Foot :: Foot (n.) That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as, the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking..
Widen :: Widen (v. t.) To make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; to increase the width of; as, to widen a field; to widen a breach; to widen a stocking..
Stocking :: Stockinet (n.) An elastic textile fabric imitating knitting, of which stockings, under-garments, etc., are made..
Hypothec :: Hypothec (n.) A landlord's right, independently of stipulation, over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent..
Shortclothes :: Shortclothes (n.) Coverings for the legs of men or boys, consisting of trousers which reach only to the knees, -- worn with long stockings..
Ravel :: Ravel (v. t.) To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a stocking..
Unstockinged :: Unstockinged (a.) Deprived of stockings.
Linen :: Linen (n.) Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking..
Blue :: Blue (superl.) Literary; -- applied to women; -- an abbreviation of bluestocking.
Flipe :: Flipe (v. t.) To turn inside out, or with the leg part back over the foot, as a stocking in pulling off or for putting on..
Welt :: Welt (n.) In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed..
Narrow :: Narrow (v. i.) To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one..
Shoddy :: Shoddy (v. t.) A fibrous material obtained by deviling, or tearing into fibers, refuse woolen goods, old stockings, rags, druggets, etc. See Mungo..
Stocking :: Stocking (n.) A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven..
Unravel :: Unravel (v. t.) To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking..
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