Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Lacking socks; hence, without protection or covering: said of the feet.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Destitute of socks or shoes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Without
socks ; not wearingsocks .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The supporters of the "sockless" statesman, though less influential and less prosperous than those of Hallowell, proved more numerous and triumphantly elected him to Congress.
The Agrarian Crusade; a chronicle of the farmer in politics 1923
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Even in the Canadian winter, I prefer to wear my boots sockless.
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At the spring 2012 men's fashion shows in Europe this week, many of the models and attendees have been walking around sockless, with pants hemmed or rolled up to show their ankles.
How Going Outside in Slippers Became Cool Ray A. Smith 2011
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I can see occasionally going sockless, even barefoot.
Generation Sock Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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The Vanity Fair editor on his new book about tailor Anderson & Sheppard, why going sockless has to stop and what clothing makes the man.
Graydon Carter Edward Helmore 2011
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Skarsgard has previously talked about how he is so comfortable being nude that he goes sockless in nude scenes on the 'True Blood' set even though Moyer wears a sock.
Alexander Skarsgard: How We Shot The Nude, Bloody 'Rolling Stone' Cover Katy Hall 2010
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What gives with the shorts and sockless Converse All Stars?
Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The Tall Guy in the Shorts Nancy Ruhling 2011
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Vigorously gentrified, this is a fertile locale these days, full of delicatessens, non-chain coffee shops and men in sockless sandals whatever the weather.
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What gives with the shorts and sockless Converse All Stars?
Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The Tall Guy in the Shorts Nancy Ruhling 2011
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You will probably go sockless in driving loafers, espadrilles, woven huaraches, fisherman's sandals, boat shoes or suede bucks.
Shorts for Men: a Brief Guide Teri Agins 2011
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