n. A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven.n. Any of various things resembling, or likened to, a stocking{1}n. 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.n. A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.v. To dress in GBs.