cauche
Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Old French cauche, from Early Medieval Latin calcea, from Latin calceus (“shoe”).
Noun edit
cauche f (plural cauches)
- (Jersey) stocking
- 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 519:
- I' prend les cauches pour les sôlers.
- He mistakes the stockings for the shoes.
Derived terms edit
- cauche dé Noué (“Christmas stocking”)
- caûchement (“footwear”)