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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_179336" /> == | |||
<p> (1): (n.) A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven. </p> <p> (2): (v. t.) To dress in GBs. </p> <p> (3): (p. pr. & vb. n.) of [[Stock]] </p> <p> (4): (n.) Any of various things resembling, or likened to, a stocking; as: (a) A broad ring of color, differing from the general color, on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped; esp., a white ring between the coronet and the hock or knee of a dark-colored horse. (b) A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting. </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_62441" /> == | |||
<p> a covering for the leg or foot. Bishops and prelates wear official stockings of cloth of gold or purple, which practice has been approved by local councils both in [[Italy]] and England. </p> | <p> a covering for the leg or foot. Bishops and prelates wear official stockings of cloth of gold or purple, which practice has been approved by local councils both in [[Italy]] and England. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_179336"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/stocking Stocking from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_62441"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/stocking Stocking from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_62441"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/stocking Stocking from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 09:32, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven.
(2): (v. t.) To dress in GBs.
(3): (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stock
(4): (n.) Any of various things resembling, or likened to, a stocking; as: (a) A broad ring of color, differing from the general color, on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped; esp., a white ring between the coronet and the hock or knee of a dark-colored horse. (b) A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
a covering for the leg or foot. Bishops and prelates wear official stockings of cloth of gold or purple, which practice has been approved by local councils both in Italy and England.
