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footglove en · NOUN

Etymology

From foot + glove.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) A kind of stocking.
2. 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:
   • 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:
   • 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:
   • 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:
3. A leather slipper designed for comfort and suppleness.
   • 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:
   • […] described as having the quality of a "footglove". 2001, Textile Outlook International - Volumes 91-93, page 19:
   • 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:

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