nylon stocking
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2.6
- noun
- /ˈnaɪlɒn ˈstɒkɪŋ/
:
medias de nailon
- Now and then I was distracted from my reading by the sight of something of my mother's that she'd left hanging on the railing of the bunk bed or on top of the chest of drawers, a pair of nylon stockings or a blouse or underwear.
- wear nylon stockings
- a pair of nylon stockings
- pull up her nylon stockings
In any case, nylon stockings are back, but there are still many things that are not.
- In any case, nylon stockings are back, but there are still many things that are not.
Examples
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She wears nylon stockings that make her thin legs smooth.
Fiction book (1995) -
On the bed, Aunt Claire leaned over to pull off her penny loafers and then her knee-high nylon stockings.
Fiction book (1998) -
I hope you like the nylon stockings, darling.
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This year, Laura was allowed to wear nylon stockings.
Fiction book (1993) -
I presume the nylon stockings are new.
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The woman is alone in a dismal room pulling on nylon stockings.
Fiction book (1993) -
I studied the black nylon stockings and the garter clasp.
Fiction book (1993) -
She was tall and wasp-waisted, and she always, at least in my memory, wore nylon stockings.
Fiction book (1999) -
In the dressing room, the waitresses notice she wears only a skirt, nylon stockings, and a blouse to work.
Fiction book (1994) -
She wore elegant nylon stockings with her favorite dress for the party.
Synonyms
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1.0
A thin garment like a long sock that covers the foot and leg
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9.9
Tight leg coverings like socks or stockings worn in the past
3
3.7
A kind of stockings made of open net cloth worn for fashion
3
3.5
A thin, smooth leg covering for women made of silk or similar cloth
1
2.3
Thin stockings that women wear on their legs
A thin, see-through stocking for women made from rayon fiber
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a stocking made of nylon' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'nylon' (a synthetic material) with 'stocking' (a hosiery garment), so a learner who knows both words can infer the compound's meaning. Material+item noun compounding is common cross-linguistically and follows straightforward English composition patterns, making this immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Nylon stocking began when a new material called nylon was used to make thin, smooth leg stockings in the 1940s. Because the garments were made from that material, people called them nylon stockings, and today the phrase still means a 'thin, close-fitting covering' for the foot and leg.