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Mechanical knitting machine
A stocking frame was a mechanical knitting machine used in the textiles industry. It was invented by William Lee of Calverton near Nottingham in 1589.
Stocking_frame
English clergyman and inventor (1563–1614)
alleged clergyman who invented the stocking frame knitting machine. Framework knitting, as the use of Lee's machine in stocking production was called, was the
William_Lee_(inventor)
Powered equipment for producing imitations of hand-made lace
the commercial manufacture of lace during the nineteenth century. The stocking frame was a mechanical weft-knitting knitting machine used in the textile
Lace_machine
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Destruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1812 (52 Geo. 3. c. 16), also known as the Frame-Breaking Act and before passage as the Frame Work Bill, was
Destruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1812
Destruction_of_Stocking_Frames,_etc._Act_1812
angles between planets and other astronomical bodies 1589 Stocking frame The mechanical stocking frame knitting machine was invented by John Lee, an English
List of British innovations and discoveries
List_of_British_innovations_and_discoveries
Method of forming fabric
produced knit caps and dyed stockings. In 1589, William Lee of Nottinghamshire invented the first knitting frame, or stocking frame, which was an early form
Knitting
English industrialist (1726-1797)
to the stocking frame that allowed the production of ribbed stockings. Their machine became known as the Derby Rib machine, and the stockings it produced
Jedediah_Strutt
protection against the harsh weather encountered while out fishing. The stocking frame or the mechanical knitting machine was invented in 1589 by William Lee
History_of_knitting
Town and civil parish in Surrey, England
woollen, silk and later cotton garments. Hosiery was knitted using a stocking frame invented by William Lee in the 1580s. Until the 18th century, most garments
Godalming
Industrial activity producing goods for sale using labor and machines
blast furnace had been used in China since the 4th century BC. The stocking frame, which was invented in 1598, increased a knitter's number of knots per
Manufacturing
Manufacturing process
Brussels point lace. These early machines were modifications of the stocking frame with an additional warp beam. In 1795, the machine was successfully
Warp_knitting
Early textile production via automated means
used to make fustian. Knitting machines too had long been known. The stocking frame was invented in 1589 and spread throughout England during the following
Textile manufacture during the British Industrial Revolution
Textile_manufacture_during_the_British_Industrial_Revolution
Lacemaking machine invented by John Levers
the Leavers machine. Most lace machines stem from the weft-knitting stocking frame. The Leavers machine is a derivative of Heathcoat's 1809 Old Loughborough
Leavers_machine
Technique of knotting cords or thick yarns to make lace or fringe
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Macramé
Openwork fabric, patterned with open holes in the work, made by machine or by hand
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Lace
Type of silken bobbin lace
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Chantilly_lace
Craft of making lace with loops and knots using a small shuttle
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Tatting
Bobbin lace from Ipswich, Massachusetts
a total of 41979 yards of Ipswich lace made by local women in that time frame. Lace making continued through the end of the century and into the early
Ipswich_lace
Types of lace
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Appliqué_lace
Irish lace style
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Irish_crochet_lace
– Jedediah Strutt adds a second set of needles to Lee's stocking frame to create the rib frame. 1764 – James Hargreaves or Thomas Highs invents the spinning
Timeline of clothing and textiles technology
Timeline_of_clothing_and_textiles_technology
Creative works made with eyelets and other open-work embroidery techniques
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Broderie_anglaise
commercially viable synthetic rubber William Lee (1563–1614), UK – Stocking frame knitting machine Edward Leedskalnin (1887–1951), U.S. – construction
List_of_inventors
Lace made with a needle and thread
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Needle_lace
Type of part lace from Bruges, Belgium
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Bruges_lace
Fabric construction technique
wedding sashes. The natural elasticity of sprang makes it suitable for stockings, hair nets, sleeves, bags, scarves, and other purposes where pliant material
Sprang
Lace-making machine invented in 1846
forerunner of the mechanical lace-making machine was the 1589 stocking frame. This is a weaving frame fitted with a bar of bearded needles that passed back and
Nottingham lace curtain machine
Nottingham_lace_curtain_machine
Hexagonal machine-made net fabric used in lacemaking
mechanically. The forerunner of the bobbinet machine was the 1589 stocking frame, a weaving frame fitted with a bar of bearded needles that passed back and forth
Bobbinet
Type of bobbin lace produced in Honiton, Devon
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Honiton_lace
Type of bobbin lace in which motifs are connected by bars or plaits
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Guipure
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain
The Protection of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1788 (28 Geo. 3. c. 55) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1788 and aimed at increasing
Protection of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1788
Protection_of_Stocking_Frames,_etc._Act_1788
Various fibre-based materials
Three to four stockings could be knit in a week by 1450. William Lee invented a stocking frame in 1589 that could knit one stocking per day. Acceptance
Textile
One hundred years, from 1501 to 1600
reference to the 'sailing carriage' in China. 1589: William Lee invents the stocking frame. 1591: First flush toilet is introduced by Sir John Harrington of England
16th_century
Handmade bobbin lace, tradition and cultural heritage of Puerto Rico and Panama
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Mundillo
Early form of needle lace
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Punto_in_Aria
Handmade lace
can be seen in The Lace Maker by Caspar Netscher. The pillow has a wooden frame, and is slightly sloping. The lace-maker rests it on her lap. Another representation
Bobbin_lace
Type of guipure bobbin lace from Malta
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Maltese_lace
Industry related to design, production and distribution of textiles
England. The stocking frame invented in 1589 for silk became viable when in 1759, Jedediah Strutt introduced an attachment for the frame which produced
Textile_industry
Application of the art of crochet
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Crocheted_lace
Type of crocheted fabric
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Filet_crochet
Type of French needle lace
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Alençon_lace
Needlework technique
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Cutwork
Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England
Origin of the Stocking Loom in the Nottingham Castle Museum. There seems little doubt, however, that a William Lee did invent the stocking frame, since a partnership
Calverton,_Nottinghamshire
Hamlet in Derbyshire, England
portion of the village, also known as The Rattle, was the centre of stocking frame working in Ashover and probably derives its name from the noise made
Rattle,_Derbyshire
Local museum in Surrey
china painter Hugh Thackeray Turner. Among the items on display is a stocking frame, donated to the museum in 1936 by Allen, Solly and Company of Arnold
Godalming_Museum
Device used to create knitted fabrics
Commons has media related to Knitting machines. History of knitting Stocking frame – an antique type of knitting machine Luddites – a social movement of
Knitting_machine
Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England
Woodborough is the reputed birthplace of William Lee, the inventor of the stocking frame knitting machine. The place-name Woodborough is derived from the Old
Woodborough,_Nottinghamshire
Lace worked with needle and thread on a ground fabric
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Embroidered_lace
Republic 1569: Mercator Projection map created by Gerardus Mercator 1589: Stocking frame: Invented by William Lee. 1594: Backstaff: Invented by Captain John
Timeline of historic inventions
Timeline_of_historic_inventions
Type of Flemish bobbin lace
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Mechlin_lace
Irish textile art form
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Irish_lace
Needle lace from the Canary Islands
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Tenerife_lace
Lacemaking tradition and intagible cultural heritage of Cyprus
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Lefkara_lace
Region of England
1980s it had more textile workers than any other British region. The stocking frame was invented 1587 in Calverton, Nottinghamshire by Rev William Lee;
East_Midlands
code, which had been lost since the time of the Ancient Greeks. The stocking frame, which was invented in 1598, increased a knitter's number of knots per
History_of_technology
Area of Nottingham, England
the stocking frame in 1589 by William Lee, who probably came from the nearby village of Calverton. Although Lee emigrated to France, the stocking knitting
Lace_Market
Traditional Paraguayan lace
Paraguay. The lace is worked on fabric which is stretched tightly in a frame. The pattern is drawn on the fabric and the threads, which go to-and-fro
Ñandutí
Lace made from pre-made lace tapes
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Tape_lace
Type of bobbin lace from Flanders, Belgium
quicker to create but also more vulnerable, but modern lacemakers tend to frame their work rather than apply it on clothing. The similar rose ground in
Flanders_lace
Type of needle lace from Italy
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Reticella
buildings include a church and associated structures, and two former stocking frame knitter's workshops. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download
Listed buildings in Holbrook, Derbyshire
Listed_buildings_in_Holbrook,_Derbyshire
Worker rights advocates in the 1810s
eponym of Ned Ludd, an apocryphal apprentice who allegedly smashed two stocking frames in 1779 after being criticised and instructed to change his method
Luddite
Type of crochet technique
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Broomstick_lace
Types of bobbin tape lace from Russia
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Russian_lace
Lace made from metal or metallic threads
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Metal_lace
Type of needle lace developed in the late 17th century
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Point_de_France
Type of tape lace from Transylvania, Romania
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Romanian_point_lace
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Buratto
Type of bobbin lace made in the English Midlands
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Bedfordshire_lace
Lace making machine, based on the bobbinet
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Pusher_machine
Type of bobbin lace from Brussels
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Brussels_lace
Belgian lace
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Point_de_Gaze
Various forms of Turkish lace trimmings
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Oya_(lace)
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Halas_lace
Handcrafted needlework art industry in Saba
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Saba_lace
Technological innovations that have historically increased productivity
early developments that preceded the Industrial Revolution was the stocking frame (loom) of c. 1589. Later in the Industrial Revolution came the flying
Productivity-improving technologies
Productivity-improving_technologies
Type of American tape lace
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Battenberg_lace
Net lace originating in Ireland
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Carrickmacross_lace
Schools to teach lace-making until 19th century
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Lace_school
Village in Nottinghamshire, England
begun by the start of the 19th century after the invention of the knitting frame in Nottinghamshire. The industry attracted new inhabitants and the population
Ruddington
Knitting method with a pattern of holes
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Lace_knitting
Type of bobbin lace from Genoa, Italy
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Genoese_lace
Topics referred to by the same term
defensive tackle William Lee (inventor) (c. 1563–1614), inventor of the stocking frame knitting machine William Lee (valet) (1750–1828), George Washington's
William_Lee
Town in Leicestershire, England
he installed his first stocking frame in his home, which laid the foundations of J Toon and Son. He worked the stocking frame with his wife Matilda, and
Earl_Shilton
Lace fabric
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Needlerun_net
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Argentella
Embroidery on knotted net
complex and delicate lace work. The knotted lace is then stretched on a frame and embroidery stitches are added using a long blunt needle and a thread
Filet_lace
Style of historical bobbin lace developed in Milan
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Milanese_bobbin_lace
Form of lacework
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Pag_lace
Type of bobbin tape lace from Slovenia
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Idrija_lace
Venetian needle lace
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Point_de_Venise
New Zealand Anglican mission leader
trade directories as a hosier. The industry was based on William Lee's stocking frame knitting machine. The business was successful. Thomas Williams received
Henry_Williams_(missionary)
Lace made using sacrificial fabric
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Chemical_lace
Type of embroidered net lace
comes in two forms: tambour lace, which is made by stretching a net over a frame like a tambourine and drawing threads through it with a hook, and needlerun
Limerick_lace
Silken bobbin lace from France
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Blonde_lace
Danish white embroidery
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Hedebo_embroidery
British politician
including new machines which produced tubular knitting rather than the stocking-frame's straight knit. Mundella had long maintained that the best machines
A._J._Mundella
Bobbin lace using point de Paris ground
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Paris_lace
Continuous, geometric bobbin lace
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Torchon_lace
Early form of lace
Bobbinet Chemical Leavers Nottingham Lace Curtain Machine Pusher Raschel Stocking Frame Warp Knit Other types Appliqué lace Chancay gauze Czech lace Lace knitting
Greek_lace
STOCKING FRAME
STOCKING FRAME
Girl/Female
Muslim
One sucking her mothers milk
Girl/Female
British, English, Irish, Norse
Burning; Stinking Hair; Sword
Biblical
a knocking
Girl/Female
British, English, Gaelic, Irish, Norse
Burning; Raven; Black Haired; Stinking Hair; Sword
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English stocking ‘ground cleared of stumps’.South German : habitational name from any of several places in Bavaria and Styria named Stocking.
Biblical
an offense; hardness; a knocking
Biblical
a bull striking, or struck
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Deep Rocking
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a diminutive of Middle English cok ‘cock’ (see Cocke).
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Devon)
English (chiefly Devon) : from a Middle English pet form of the Old English personal name Hocca.Dutch : patronymic from Hock 4.
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, Greek, Hindu, Indian, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi, Sanskrit
Bottom; Gold; Stalking Wolf
Girl/Female
Indian
One sucking her mothers milk
Boy/Male
Biblical
An offense, hardness, a knocking.
Girl/Female
Australian, Indian, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish
Stopping; Desire; Helmet; Protection
Girl/Female
British, English, Irish
Burning; Stinking Hair
Biblical
handling; stroking; taking away
Girl/Female
Biblical
Handling, stroking, taking away.
Female
Arthurian
, mocking one.
Girl/Female
Biblical
A knocking.
Boy/Male
Biblical
A bull striking, or struck.
STOCKING FRAME
STOCKING FRAME
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
A Prophet's Name
Boy/Male
Hindu
Longing
Male
Egyptian
, a XXVth dynasty king.
Girl/Female
English American
Abbreviation of Lakeisha. Great joy.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Unjust.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Greek, Jamaican
To Sing; To Shout; He will Sing
Boy/Male
English American Teutonic
From the elves'valley 'From the old town.' Surname.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Supplanter
Girl/Female
Tamil
Aparijita | அபரிஜிதா
Undefeated, A flower, One name of devis names
STOCKING FRAME
STOCKING FRAME
STOCKING FRAME
STOCKING FRAME
STOCKING FRAME
a.
Wetting thoroughly; drenching; as, a soaking rain.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Stook
n.
An elastic textile fabric imitating knitting, of which stockings, under-garments, etc., are made.
n.
A stocking weaver.
a.
Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or image; a striking resemblance.
n.
Covering for the feet and lower part of the legs; a stocking or stockings.
a.
Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used for rocking.
n.
A coarse woolen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, etc.; -- so called from the town of Bocking, in England, where it was first made.
n.
A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven.
a.
Drawing milk from the mother or dam; hence, colloquially, young, inexperienced, as, a sucking infant; a sucking calf.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Stock
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Shock
n.
A kind of stocking.
v. t.
To dress in GBs.
a.
Making a sharp, brisk sound; hence, brisk; as, a smacking breeze.
a.
Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting.
a.
Hateful; shocking.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Stick