footglove
footglove noun: a kind of stocking.
Noun
footglove (plural footgloves)
- A kind of stocking.
- 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.1915, Motion Picture Story Magazine - Volume 9, page 91
- On this sad occasion the speck of mud on her footglove was brought to her attention at a party by the glance of a male guest.1947 March 17, Noel F. Busch, “Tokyo Geisha”, in LIFE, page 68
- 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.1890, Further Records, 1848-1883: A Series of Letters - Volume 2, page 69
- Have you ever heard of footgloves? They are just a pair of soft-soled leather slippers which fold up and fit into a leather case designed to travel in a man's coat pocket or a woman's satchel.1913, The Young Woman's Journal - Volume 24, page 375
Examples of footglove in a sentence
- I sit on a stool and bend over and slip a sock on my left foot; but I catch a toe-nail as I start to pull on the right footglove.1980, Leo Rosten, King Silky!, page 297:
- The zô-ri is occasionally worn in the house over bare feet, but most general for indoor use is the tabi, a padded white cotton sock or footglove with thick sole and a separate stall for the large toe.2008, R. Turner Wilcox, The Mode in Footwear: A Historical Survey with 53 Plates, page 52:
- […] described as having the quality of a "footglove".2001, Textile Outlook International - Volumes 91-93, page 19:
Forms of footglove
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Origin of footglove
From foot + glove.
Questions about footglove
- What does footglove mean?
- Footglove means a kind of stocking.
- How do you use footglove in a sentence?
- I sit on a stool and bend over and slip a sock on my left foot; but I catch a toe-nail as I start to pull on the right footglove.
- What part of speech is footglove?
- Footglove is a noun.
- What is the plural of footglove?
- The plural of footglove is footgloves.
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