stirrup stocking en · NOUN
Meanings
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(historical) A type of stocking with no foot, just a strap passing under the foot.
He could let me have a pair of coarse, but clean, stirrup-stockings, if I pleased.
1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CCXXXII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stirrup stockings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |