| 单词 | stocking |
| 释义 | stocking n. 1. a either of a pair of long separate coverings for the legs and feet, usu. close-woven in wool or nylon and worn esp. by women and girls. b esp. US = SOCK(1). 2. any close-fitting garment resembling a stocking (bodystocking). 3. a differently-coloured, usu. white, lower part of the leg of a horse etc. Phrases and idioms in one's stocking (or stockinged) feet without shoes (esp. while being measured). stocking cap a knitted usu. conical cap. stocking-filler Brit. a small present suitable for a Christmas stocking. stocking-stitch Knitting a stitch of alternate rows of plain and purl, making an even pattern. Derivatives stockinged adj. (also in comb.). stockingless adj. Etymology: STOCK in (now dial.) sense 'stocking' + -ING(1) |
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