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in (one's) stocking(ed) feet in (one's) stocking(ed) feetWearing only one's socks or stockings, but not one's shoes. I had just run out to grab the newspaper, but the door locked behind me. Now I'm stuck outside in my stockinged feet!See also: feetstocking feetWearing socks or stockings, but not shoes, as in I got locked out of the house in my stocking feet. [First half of 1800s] See also: feet, stockingin your ˌstocking(ed) ˈfeet (old-fashioned) wearing socks or stockings but not shoes: Our feet were too sore to put into shoes, so we walked home in our stockinged feet.See also: feet, stocking |