Condescending means to treat someone in a demeaning manner by implying that they are inferior, often in an ingratiating, patronizing, or snobbish way. Another term is talking down to someone.
Definition of stockade. 1  1 : a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense. 2  2a : an enclosure or pen made with posts and stakesb : an enclosure in which prisoners are kept.
A stocking (also known as hose, especially in a historical context) is a close-fitting, variously elastic garment covering the leg from the foot up to the knee or even part or all of the thigh.Stockings vary in color, design and transparency. stocking (also known as hose, especially in a historical context) is a close-fitting, variously elastic garment covering the leg from the foot up to the knee or even part or all of the thigh.