sockwear
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editsockwear (uncountable)
- Socks (as a category of clothing).
- 1966 November 19, Hope Star, page three:
- New combination striped velour sox, bright-colored leisure socks, and new over-the-calf length socks are being rushed out to shame bald-ankled young males into keeping toes gay and cozy with sockwear.
- 2004, Peter Lerangis, Spy X: The Code, Scholastic Inc., →ISBN, page 78:
- Andrew barged into her room. She didn’t notice, mainly because (a) her back was to him and (b) her conversation with Char about sockwear was too urgent for petty interruptions.
- 2006, Delma Eugene Presley, quoting Hal Fulmer, The Southern Century: Georgia Southern University, 1906 – 2006, Statesboro, Ga.: Georgia Southern University, →ISBN, page 223:
- Speaking of attire, I concluded that Izod® was standard sockwear for successful presidents!
- 2011, Endocrine Diseases: Adrenal Gland Disorders, Diabetes, Endocrine-Related Cutaneous Conditions, Parathyroid Disorders, Thyroid Disease, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Glossary of Diabetes, Hypothyroidism, Adrenoleukodystrophy, Cretinism, Insulin Resistance, Graves’ Disease, Books LLC®, →ISBN, page 125:
- Socks appropriate for diabetic wear may be found in virtually any sockwear display, often at less cost than so-labelled “diabetic socks”.