Main Entry: ¹sock

Pronunciation: \ˈsäk\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural socks

Etymology: Middle English socke, from Old English socc, from Latin soccus

Date: before 12th century

1 archaic : a low shoe or slipper
2 also plural sox \ˈsäks\ : a knitted or woven covering for the foot usually worn under shoes and extending above the ankle and sometimes to the knee
3 a : a shoe worn by actors in Greek and Roman comedy b : comic drama

— sock·less adjective