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sockwear

sockwear noun: socks (as a category of clothing).

Noun

sockwear (uncountable)

  1. Socks (as a category of clothing).
    • 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.1966 November 19, Hope Star, page three
    • 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.2004, Peter Lerangis, Spy X: The Code, Scholastic Inc., →ISBN, page 78

Examples of sockwear in a sentence

  • Speaking of attire, I concluded that Izod® was standard sockwear for successful presidents!2006, Delma Eugene Presley, quoting Hal Fulmer, The Southern Century: Georgia Southern University, 1906 – 2006, Statesboro, Ga.: Georgia...
  • Socks appropriate for diabetic wear may be found in virtually any sockwear display, often at less cost than so-labelled “diabetic socks”.2011, Endocrine Diseases: Adrenal Gland Disorders, Diabetes, Endocrine-Related Cutaneous Conditions, Parathyroid Disorders, Thyroid...
  • Like us with our stirrups, which are not exactly the latest in athletic sockwear.2015, Theo Schell-Lambert, The Heart of the Order, Little A, →ISBN, page 6:

Origin of sockwear

From sock + -wear.

Questions about sockwear

What does sockwear mean?
Sockwear means socks (as a category of clothing).
How do you use sockwear in a sentence?
Speaking of attire, I concluded that Izod® was standard sockwear for successful presidents!
What part of speech is sockwear?
Sockwear is a noun.

Words near sockwear in the dictionary

  1. socks in
  2. socks into
  3. socks it
  4. socksful
  5. socksies
  6. sockwear
  7. Sockwell
  8. Sockwells
  9. socky
  10. socle
  11. socles

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