knee-socks
or knee socks, knee·socks
[nee-soks]
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plural noun
socks reaching to just below the knees.
Origin of knee-socks
First recorded in 1960–65
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Historical Examples of knee-socks
She hated being seen in public in her gear, which was totally Sailor Moon -- a pleated skirt and a tunic and knee-socks.
Little BrotherCory Doctorow