Footglove
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A kind of stocking. obsolete
- 2 A sock with a separated big toe and a fastener at the ankle.
"They hand their sandals to the attendant and wear a peculiar footglove made of silk."
- 3 A leather slipper designed for comfort and suppleness.
"I never did nor ever shall employ your bootmaker, though I think I recollect trying once to get a pair of footgloves ( why not as well footgloves as handshoes, as the Germans say ) made by him."
Example
More examples"They hand their sandals to the attendant and wear a peculiar footglove made of silk."
Etymology
From foot + glove.
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