footgloveEtymologyFrom foot + glove.nounA kind of stocking.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.”A leather slipper designed for comfort and suppleness.“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.”