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

1archaic : a low shoe or slipper2also plural sox \ˈsäks\ : a knitted or woven covering for the foot usually worn under shoes and extending above the ankle and sometimes to the knee3 a: a shoe worn by actors in Greek and Roman comedy b: comic drama

— sock·less adjective