stocking

stocking
noun
  1. 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
    (女式)长(统)袜
    ■short for Christmas stocking
    Christmas stocking的简称
    ■(US or archaic)a long sock worn by men
    (美或古)(男式)长统袜
    ■[usu. 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
    (尤指用于治疗静脉病的)袜状弹性绷带
    ■a white marking of the lower part of a horse's leg, extending as far as, or just beyond, the knee or hock
    (马小腿部的)白斑
常用词组
in (one's) stockinged feet
  1. without shoes
    不穿鞋
    she stood five feet ten in her stockinged feet.
    她不穿鞋身高5英尺10英寸。
派生
stockinged
adjective
  1. [in combination]her black-stockinged legs.
    她穿着黑袜子的腿。
stockingless
adjective
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from stock in the dialect sense 'stocking' + -ing
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