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stockings

The correct spelling is stockings.

How to pronounce stockings

noun

Say it like: Sto-kin-gs

The correct spelling is stockings. A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear. For example: "a pair of stockings"

Usage Examples

a pair of stockings

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.
  2. 2.A broad ring of a different fur colour on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped.
  3. 3.A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.

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