sock
noun
a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
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The no-show sock, then, allows for the sleek look of socklessness and the protection of sockfulness at the same time, a beautiful balance and a sweet duet on the order of “Shallow.”
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2019