stocking
noun
a close-fitting covering for the foot and part of the leg, usually knitted, of wool, cotton, nylon, silk, or similar material.
stockings
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pluralof stocking.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Women would wear dresses and stockings; men would don suits and hats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
The other DHS clip is a montage of Yuletide cheer — Santa, elves, stockings, dancing — over a sped-up electro-trash remake of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
Meanwhile, investors may be hoping for some gold and silver in their Christmas stockings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
"I insist the children have coal in their Christmas stockings, which is a luxury item in Wales," he joked.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
They looked at their stockings, and something was in them.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
