sockwear

English

Etymology

From sock +‎ -wear.

Noun

sockwear (uncountable)

1. Socks (as a category of clothing).
   • 1966 November 19, Hope Star, page three:

     New combination striped velour sox, bright-colored leisure socks, and new over-the-calf length socks are being rushed out to shame bald-ankled young males into keeping toes gay and cozy with sockwear.

   • 2004, Peter Lerangis, Spy X: The Code, Scholastic Inc., →ISBN, page 78:

     Andrew barged into her room. She didn’t notice, mainly because (a) her back was to him and (b) her conversation with Char about sockwear was too urgent for petty interruptions.

   • 2006, Delma Eugene Presley, quoting Hal Fulmer, The Southern Century: Georgia Southern University, 1906 – 2006, Statesboro, Ga.: Georgia Southern University, →ISBN, page 223:

     Speaking of attire, I concluded that Izod® was standard sockwear for successful presidents!

   • 2011, Endocrine Diseases: Adrenal Gland Disorders, Diabetes, Endocrine-Related Cutaneous Conditions, Parathyroid Disorders, Thyroid Disease, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Glossary of Diabetes, Hypothyroidism, Adrenoleukodystrophy, Cretinism, Insulin Resistance, Graves’ Disease, Books LLC®, →ISBN, page 125:

     Socks appropriate for diabetic wear may be found in virtually any sockwear display, often at less cost than so-labelled “diabetic socks”.

   • 2015, Theo Schell-Lambert, The Heart of the Order, Little A, →ISBN, page 6:

     There is clearly better technology now, so why still with the pagers? Maybe it’s just tradition at this point, part of the image. Like us with our stirrups, which are not exactly the latest in athletic sockwear.