- leg of a stocking
- leg of a stocking паголенок
Англо-русский словарь. — М.: Советская энциклопедия. В.К. Мюллер. 1969.
Англо-русский словарь. — М.: Советская энциклопедия. В.К. Мюллер. 1969.
Leg — (l[e^]g), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. l[ae]g calf of the leg, Sw. l[ a]gg.] 1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and foot. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leg bail — Leg Leg (l[e^]g), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. l[ae]g calf of the leg, Sw. l[ a]gg.] 1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and foot.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stocking — 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… … English new terms dictionary
stocking — /ˈstɒkɪŋ / (say stoking) noun 1. a woman s garment consisting of a close fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually made of finely knitted translucent nylon or silk, reaching to the thigh and held up by suspenders or an elasticised strip at… …
leg — legless, adj. leglike, adj. /leg/, n., v., legged, legging. n. 1. either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body. 2. Anat. the lower limb of a… … Universalium
stocking — stock·ing stäk iŋ n a usu. knit close fitting covering for the foot and leg see ELASTIC STOCKING … Medical dictionary
Stocking — Stock ing, n. [From {Stock}, which was formerly used of a covering for the legs and feet, combining breeches, or upper stocks, and stockings, or nether stocks.] 1. A close fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stocking frame — Stocking Stock ing, n. [From {Stock}, which was formerly used of a covering for the legs and feet, combining breeches, or upper stocks, and stockings, or nether stocks.] 1. A close fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stocking — [stäk′iŋ] n. [< STOCK, in obs. sense of leg covering + ING] 1. a closefitting covering, usually knitted, for the foot and, usually, most of the leg 2. something resembling this, as a patch of color on the leg of an animal in one s stocking… … English World dictionary
stocking — ► NOUN 1) either of a pair of separate close fitting nylon garments covering the foot and leg, worn especially by women. 2) US or archaic a long sock worn by men. 3) a real or ornamental stocking hung up by children on Christmas Eve for Father… … English terms dictionary
stocking — close fitting garment covering the foot and leg, 1580s, from stocka leg covering, stock, from O.E. stocu sleeve, related to O.E. stocc trunk, log (see STOCK (Cf. stock) (n.1)). Probably so called because of a fancied resemblance of legs to tree… … Etymology dictionary