■ noun
1》 a woman's garment that fits closely over the foot and leg, typically made of fine knitted nylon yarn, held up by suspenders or an elasticated strip at the upper thigh.
↘a cylindrical bandage or other medical covering for the leg resembling a ~.
2》 US or dated a long sock worn by men.
3》 a real or ornamental ~ hung up by children on Christmas Eve for Father Christmas to fill with presents.
4》 a white marking of the lower part of a horse's leg.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
~less adjective
Origin
C16: from stock in the dialect sense '~' + -ing 1 .