nylon stocking vs nylons

nylon stocking and nylons both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nylon stocking	Yes	No	No	No
nylons	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nylon stocking and nylons are synonyms defined as:

nylon stocking and nylons: women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)

Other synonyms of nylon stocking include rayon stocking, rayons, silk stocking.

nylon stocking (noun)	nylons (noun)
women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)	women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)