Sock

Sock
Sock Sock, n. [OE. sock, AS. socc, fr. L. soccus a kind of low-heeled, light shoe. Cf. {Sucket}.] 1. The shoe worn by actors of comedy in ancient Greece and Rome, -- used as a symbol of comedy, or of the comic drama, as distinguished from tragedy, which is symbolized by the {buskin}. [1913 Webster]

Great Fletcher never treads in buskin here, Nor greater Jonson dares in socks appear. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2. A knit or woven covering for the foot and lower leg; a stocking with a short leg. [1913 Webster]

3. A warm inner sole for a shoe. --Simmonds. [1913 Webster]


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