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NYLON STOCKING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nylon stocking mean?
• NYLON STOCKING (noun)
The noun NYLON STOCKING has 1 sense:
1. women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
Familiarity information: NYLON STOCKING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
nylon stocking; nylons; rayon stocking; rayons; silk stocking
Hypernyms ("nylon stocking" is a kind of...):
stocking (close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural))
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