stocking

noun5

1. •
   A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.
2. •
   Ellipsis of Christmas stocking; a large, sock-like bag used to store small Christmas gifts, typically hung on a mantelpiece.
3. •
   A broad ring of a different fur colour on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped.
4. •
   A ratio of the actual density of trees in an area to the ideal density that would make the fullest use of the land.
5. •
   A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.