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split-toe

split-toe adjective: covering individual toes or groups of toes separately.

split-toe: covering individual toes or groups of toes separately
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Adjective

split-toe (not comparable)

  1. (footwear) Covering individual toes or groups of toes separately.
    • They may chafe the tops of your toes, so you will also need to wear some soft split-toe socks underneath, stocked here at Japanese-style department stores or even at the major chain drugstore.1988, Audrey Sutherland, Paddling Hawai'i, page 44
    • The design detail dates back to the 15th century, when split-toe socks were worn with thonged sandals, and its use by western fashion houses has sometimes been subject to questions over cultural appropriation.2020 October 30, Lauren Cochrane, “The return of split-toe footwear leaves fashion world cloven”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Questions about split-toe

What does split-toe mean?
Split-toe means covering individual toes or groups of toes separately.
What part of speech is split-toe?
Split-toe is an adjective.

Words near split-toe in the dictionary

  1. split-system air conditioners
  2. split-tail
  3. split-tails
  4. split-time
  5. split-times
  6. split-toe
  7. split-up
  8. split-ups
  9. Splitberger
  10. splitboard
  11. splitboards

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