rayon stocking
- noun
- /ˈreɪˌɒn ˈstɒkɪŋ/
- She wore a beautiful dress with matching rayon stockings for the party.
Examples
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We had rayon stockings to wear for church, not silk or nylon, and if we got a run, we mended it over and over because new ones were not always available.
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At the store, I found a variety of rayon stockings in different colors and sizes.
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Women had to go back to rayon stockings or go without.
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Many women prefer rayon stockings for their comfort during the summer months.
Synonyms
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A thin garment like a long sock that covers the foot and leg
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Thin stockings that women wear on their legs
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A thin, smooth leg covering for women made of silk or similar cloth
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A thin close-fitting covering for the foot and leg made of nylon and worn by women
How Sheer
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'rayon' names the material and 'stocking' the garment, so the phrase denotes a stocking made of rayon. This material+object noun combination follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be predictable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Rayon stocking comes from the fabric name rayon and the word stocking. Rayon was an early man-made fabric made to look like 'silk', so a rayon stocking simply means a thin, shiny women's stocking made from that material.