stockinged

/ (ˈstɒkɪŋd) /

adjective

wearing stockings or socks

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Words nearby stockinged

stockinet, stockinette, stocking, stocking anesthesia, stocking cap, stockinged, stockinger, stocking feet, stocking filler, stocking frame, stocking mask

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Example sentences from the Web for stockinged

Both children hushed into silence as they heard the approaching thud of their father's stockinged feet, and shrank as he entered.
Sons and Lovers|David Herbert Lawrence
I only had stockinged feet, and made the foolish mistake of striking out in the dark.
"Over There" with the Australians|R. Hugh Knyvett
He was out in the corridor in a moment, and, running along it in his stockinged feet, soon reached the door beyond.
On the Road to Bagdad|F. S. Brereton
She started up, and as she did so realized that she was in her stockinged feet.
Books and Persons|Arnold Bennett

Rubbing smartly in turn each welt against her stockinged calf.
Ulysses|James Joyce

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