socklessadj.
/ˈsɒklɪs/ Without socks; wearing no socks.
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sockless1607
1607 F. Beaumont Woman Hater i. iii. sig. B2 You shall see many legges too;..one payre, the feete of which, were in times past, sockelesse.
1651 J. Smith Loves Hero & Leander 53 Whose Armepits, and whose socklesse toes, Are not as sweet as Amber.
1970 P. Dickinson Seals vii. 145 His bruised feet slipping sockless in the unfamiliar boots.
1981 Daily Tel. 20 Feb. 17/1 Going sockless is the preferred style, ‘to give the beachside look that is so desirable’.
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