Meaning of footglove | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A kind of stocking.
   obsolete
2. A sock with a separated big toe and a fastener at the ankle.
3. A leather slipper designed for comfort and suppleness.

Examples

“They hand their sandals to the attendant and wear a peculiar footglove made of silk.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“[…] described as having the quality of a "footglove".”

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