n.
Pronunciation: ' säk
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural socks
Etymology: Middle English socke, from Old English socc, from Latin soccus
Date: before 12th century
1 archaic : a low shoe or slipper
2 also plural sox \ ' säks \ : a knitted or woven covering for the foot usually worn under shoes and extending above the ankle and sometimes to the knee
3 a : a shoe worn by actors in Greek and Roman comedy b : comic drama
– sock · less adjective