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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)play

  Familiarity information: NYLON STOCKING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NYLON STOCKING (noun)


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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