stockings

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one of a pair of tight-fitting coverings for the feet and legs made of thin material and often worn under skirts and dresses:

nylon/silk stockings.

a large sock that children leave out when they go to bed the night before Christmas so that it can be filled with presents:

On Christmas Eve we hang stockings on the end of our beds.

What do you think you'll get in your stocking this Christmas?

one of a pair of tight-fitting, thin, cloth covers for the feet and legs worn esp. by women