footglove

plural footgloves

1. obsoleteA 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

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   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

   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

   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

3. A leather slipper designed for comfort and suppleness.

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

   2001, Textile Outlook International - Volumes 91-93, page 19

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   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

   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