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stirrup stocking

stirrup stocking noun: a type of stocking with no foot, just a strap passing under the foot.

Noun

stirrup stocking (plural stirrup stockings)

  1. (historical) A type of stocking with no foot, just a strap passing under the foot.
    • He could let me have a pair of coarse, but clean, stirrup-stockings, if I pleased.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CCXXXII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn...

Forms of stirrup stocking

pluralstirrup stockings

Questions about stirrup stocking

What does stirrup stocking mean?
Stirrup stocking means a type of stocking with no foot, just a strap passing under the foot.
What part of speech is stirrup stocking?
Stirrup stocking is a noun.
What is the plural of stirrup stocking?
The plural of stirrup stocking is stirrup stockings.

Words near stirrup stocking in the dictionary

  1. stirrup leathers
  2. stirrup leggings
  3. stirrup pants
  4. stirrup pump
  5. stirrup pumps
  6. stirrup stocking
  7. stirrup stockings
  8. stirrup strap
  9. stirrup straps
  10. stirrup vase
  11. stirrup vases

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