Stocking vs. Suspenders — What's the Difference?

Stockings (also known as hose, especially in a historical context) are close-fitting, variously elastic garments covering the leg from the foot up to the knee or possibly part or all of the thigh. Stockings vary in color, design, and transparency.

Suspenders (American English, Canadian English, Australian English) or braces (British English, Australian English) are fabric or leather straps worn over the shoulders to hold up skirts or trousers. The straps may be elasticated, either entirely or only at attachment ends, and most straps are of woven cloth forming an X or Y shape at the back.

A close-fitting, usually knitted covering for the foot and leg, often made of sheer fabric as nylon or silk and rising high on the leg.

One, such as a hook, that suspends something else.

A sock.

An often elastic strap worn over the shoulder, usually in pairs, to hold up a pair of pants.

An elasticized garment that exerts pressure on the leg to improve blood flow and is used in the treatment of various circulatory disorders or sometimes following surgery.

Suspenders A pair of such straps.

A bag in the shape of a large sock that is often decorated and hung on a mantle for the deposit of Christmas presents.

Chiefly British A garter.

A white marking on the lower leg of a dark-colored horse, extending from the hoof to at least the hock or knee.

(US) A pair of straps crossing one's shoulders and extending down to one's trousers, where a clip or button arrangement allows them to affix to the trousers, ensuring that they will not fall off. (British) Braces.

A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.

(British) Small straps, attached to a suspender belt, that hold up a woman's stockings. (US) Garters.

A broad ring of a different fur colour on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped.

A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually converted by a special process into an incandescent mantle for gas lighting.

(forestry) A ratio of the actual density of trees in an area to the ideal density that would make the fullest use of the land.

Present participle of stock

A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven.

Any of various things resembling, or likened to, a stocking{1};

To dress in GBs.

Close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)

The activity of supplying a stock of something;

Wearing stockings;