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means Socks are knitted or woven coverings for the feet and lower legs, worn inside shoes for warmth, comfort, or modesty.

from From Old English 'socc,' a light slipper, borrowed from Latin 'soccus' — a low-heeled shoe worn by comedic actors on the Roman stage. The Latin word likely came from Greek 'sykchos,' a kind of slipper, whose own roots reach back hazily into a borrowed Eastern source. So the humble sock began life as theatrical footwear: 'soccus' even became shorthand for comedy itself, as the high boot 'cothurnus' stood for tragedy.