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A flimsy tube of nothing that somehow bankrupted men and stopped bullets at war.
means A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, typically knitted or woven from a stretchy or sheer fabric.
from From Old English 'stocc,' meaning a stump, post, or trunk — the same word that gives us 'stock.' The leg-covering sense likely arose because a stocking sheathes the leg the way a 'stock' (a stiff covering or casing) wraps something, the limb being imagined as a kind of stem or post. It's a cousin of German 'Stock' (stick) and shares this woody, sturdy ancestry — an oddly rigid root for so flimsy a thing.
- nylon riots
- 1940 launch sparked stampedes, 4 million pairs sold in days
- war recycling
- WWII nylon stockings rerouted into parachutes and rope
- painted legs
- Wartime women drew fake seams up bare calves
- royal flex
- Silk stockings once signaled obscene aristocratic wealth
- name origin
- From Old English for poking the leg into something
christmas stocking — traditional cloth hung by fireplace on christmas eve, filled with small gifts and candy
fish stocking — lake michigan stocking program introduces 2 million chinook salmon annually since 1967
stocking cap — knit winter hat, often called beanie or knit cap, named for resemblance to christmas stocking shape